I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 548. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

I was really encouraged to see people from every walk of life taking an interest in science just because of the eclipse.

My amendment highlights the need to think about our future workforce and how it will change because of technology and to encourage the Bureau of Labor Statistics to accept a wider and more forward-looking range of inputs into its range of…

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 717, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1)(decreased by $1)''. The Acting…

that has real implications, for example, politically where there is a narrative that real wages have not gone up in the last generation.

I would like to point out that Ronald Reagan never illuminated the possibility of this to the American public, because the possibility never existed. What we have today is not a missile defense system. It has failed in the great majority…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

As you know, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018 tasks the Missile Defense Agency with developing a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. There is no doubt that a space-based missile defense, if it is…

Can I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 1 minute remaining.

My amendment is a symbolic adjustment to the NNSA budget intended to raise awareness about two areas of emerging national security risk that I believe deserve more attention and investment. As the only Ph.D. physicist in Congress, I feel a…

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 297, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''…

I thank my friend from California (Mr. Takano) and my colleagues, Representatives Esty, Langevin, Lieu, and Lujan for cosponsoring this amendment. Our amendment would provide $2.5 million to revive the Office of Technology Assessment to…

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and to take the time to educate themselves about these emerging threats. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

a government commitment to high-quality education, period, which unfortunately has become a matter of some dispute.

it is important to preserve this, and I hope there is a bipartisan commitment to that.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.J. Res. 111 to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule. The CFPB is charged with protecting consumers from unfair and abusive behaviors by banks and financial firms. To…

it's resulted in a hemorrhaging of faculty from that institution and a lot of uncertainty about whether there's a commitment to high-quality education.

I am a proud co-sponsor of the Fostering Innovation Act--I think our side's co-sponsor is Kyrsten Sinema--but it is an example of really the sort of sensible tweaks that should be made, because this is, in the end, a matter of balance.

remittances are particularly important to developing countries.

As the only physicist in the U.S. Congress, I feel a special responsibility to speak out on the importance of strengthening our global nuclear security architecture. At a time when it is more important than ever for the security of the…

I believe that the Federal Reserve deposits are exactly the sort of safe place for these large immediately callable cash positions that we should actually be encouraging because of the strength and reliability of the Federal Reserve as a…

Every year, the citizens of Illinois write a check for approximately $40 billion to States largely in the Sun Belt and rural areas.

As a political act, it should be openly and clearly discussed with the elected Representatives of the People who have the constitutional responsibility for the nature of money.

I think it's important that we look this dragon in the eye and make sure that all Members of Congress who claim that they support science speak up at times when science funding is at this kind of threat.

The massive Medicaid cuts that the Republican House, passed and the Republican Senate has right now under their jurisdiction, will absolutely devastate retirees.