Mike Collins

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 212 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 212 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

As we move forward, I think one of the things--and there are many things that are going to be discussed, and I encourage all Members to vote for this rule. As we move into general debate, there will be a lot of discussion that talks about…

At this time I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), a member of the Homeland Security Committee and a colleague of mine from Georgia.

Again, I want to focus this debate. There are many things my friend from Colorado brought up that will be debated, that are coming up, I think, as early, frankly, as tomorrow in some committees and will be debated on this floor. This is…

I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. It is a rule that respects the legislative process and reflects the responsibility of Congress to address a critical deficit in the infrastructure of our Nation…

At this point, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

House Report 114-88, the report to accompany H. Res. 212, the special rule governing consideration of H.R. 1731, does not reflect a request by Mr. Mulvaney of South Carolina to add Mr. Thompson of Mississippi as a cosponsor of his…

This morning, I am introducing the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act. This bill is a bipartisan effort to make communities safer by improving access to mental health services for people in the criminal justice system. U.S. jails…

I appreciate the gentleman from Florida yielding. Madam Speaker, this is an important debate, and I know with the many decisions that you have in Florida and other things going on, what amazes me is, as was just stated, that I am not sure…

It seems now, more than any time in recent history, Christians around the world are being singled out and persecuted. Most recently and unfortunately were occurrences in Pakistan, where two churches were targeted by suicide bombers. The…

I appreciate my friend and colleague from the Rules Committee yielding me time to speak on this rule. Mr. Speaker, I am going to speak on the rule for H.R. 1030 and H.R. 1029 because I think, frankly, it fits into what I have just been…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 129 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 129 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I think it is sort of interesting--and I appreciate my colleague from Texas--but I think the well-reasoned response of the administration to the issue that is going on, I think there just happens to be a contrary opinion found in a Federal…

At this point in time, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).

At this time, I am pleased to yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), my good friend, who is a member of the Rules Committee.

It has been really an interesting morning discussing what we could do, what we not do, and what we have done, and, actually, the fact and the process of the House doing its job again and the Senate Democrats not doing theirs. It is just…

I think the question that was just asked, Mr. Speaker, on the floor is: Do we have the courage to tell first responders and others that we will fund and put forward a bill to keep funding going for 3 years? The answer is a resounding…

Again, I greatly respect my friends across the aisle, but we do have to understand exactly what we are bringing forward is not a bill we are bringing forward to shut down the government. We are bringing something forward to fund it for the…

There is something I will agree with the previous speaker on. I agree this is not about the President. It is about the process. It is about what we have all gone through and said, this is how a bill becomes the law. If we need a reminder…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 620, after line 8, add the following (and amend the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 802…

I appreciate this opportunity to advocate for my amendment to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. My amendment is based on the principle that strong oversight of taxpayer dollars should be the utmost priority for any Federal agency, including…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 233, noes 158, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 40, as follows: [Roll…

I would like to start off with a positive note. Just recently, President Obama submitted the Federal budget on time for the first time since 2010. While I appreciate his timeliness, I, and the constituents in my district, don't appreciate…

I appreciate that, and I thank my good friend from North Carolina, who, as has already been stated on the floor, is powering through today, standing strong for the values that I think really would not be expressed any differently except to…

Today, I rise with great sadness to express the loss of a true public servant. Longtime Lula councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Vicky Chambers sustained serious injuries when a drunk driver hit her car head-on on January 18. Tragically, Vicky…