I would like to talk about the topic that will be raised by the President this afternoon in the Rose Garden, as I understand, and it is the topic of whether the question of ``Are you a citizen of the United States of America?'' should and…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Norton The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I rise today to honor Jaci Hermstad. She has given me so much inspiration. I want to start, though, with the early, sad part of…

I offer amendment No. 3, according to the rule. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 126. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 460, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King)…

Just some concluding thoughts on this. This underlying bill is an increase of $793.9 million more than last year, and it is $484.4 million more than requested by the administration. There are plenty of resources in this underlying bill to…

I appreciate the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I rise today to honor the life of Frank LaMere. Frank LaMere was a leader for the Winnebagos, who had land on both sides of the Missouri River…

I wanted to conclude with this: The lead on this effort has been Mr. Frank LaMere. He had been a statesman for the Winnebagos for years and also for Native Americans in a broader sense, especially in the upper Midwest. He tragically passed…

I appreciate the opportunity to take up amendment No. 9. What it does is, it addresses the circumstances of the underlying bill and strikes lines 14 through 18. Lines 14 through 18, the effect of that language is that it prohibits the U.S…

I seek recognition to take up amendment No. 9 made in order by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 107, strike lines 14 through 18. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. {time} 1730 Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Posey The Acting CHAIR…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding to me, and I rise to address an issue that is within the underlying bill and express my gratitude and support for the efforts on the part of the subcommittee chair, Congresswoman Betty…

I was unable to vote on June 11, 2019 as I had another commitment that did not allow me to make it back to D.C. in time for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 245; ``no'' on rollcall No. 246…

I regrettably missed the vote series on June 10th, 2019, due to previously planned travel that prevented me from being in Washington. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 242, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 243, and…

I thank the gentleman, the ranking member, for yielding. Listening to the debate here, the first thing that I think was missed in this discussion was the subject of amnesty. This bill is clearly amnesty, and it is amnesty for a large chunk…

There is a report that, before the last census, with an average 710,000 in a Member's congressional district, at least six districts in California were comprised, figuratively, of illegal aliens. That means that illegal aliens in…

I appreciate the gentleman from Texas yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I came to the floor to highlight the disasters that we have in the Midwest. I recall back in 2011 when the Missouri River was 11 miles wide at its widest and 5 to 6 miles…

the public wants to pay the user fee for roads and bridges with their gas tax.

I wanted to emphasize how important it is to complete and finish Lewis and Clark Rural Water.

We need to restore the locks and dams, and we need to expand them for the size of river traffic.

We go to a place like New Orleans, and everybody's looking around saying, 'Who's going to help me? Who's going to help me?'

America is not a white society. It's never been a completely white society.

I was unable to vote on February 26, 2019 due to my flight being delayed on account of inclement weather. Had I been present, I would have voted no on Roll Call No. 90, no on Roll Call No. 91, no on Roll Call No. 92, and no on Roll Call…

I was unable to vote on February 25, 2019 due to inclement weather preventing my scheduled air travel from Iowa to Washington, D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: YES on Roll Call No. 88, and YES on Roll Call No. 89…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me time to address this issue. I understand and recognize the gravity of this issue that is before us. I can hear it from the voice of the gentleman from Georgia. I can hear it from Mr…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding to me here this afternoon. I come to the floor here of the United States House of Representatives with a specific purpose today, and that is to address an issue that has become a controversy. I…