I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), my good friend. I appreciate his work on this and for calling this Special Order together tonight. Once again, it is the time of year where I have the somber privilege to come to the floor and…

I want to thank Chairman Hensarling for his continued work on this, and I also want to thank my colleague and friend from Missouri, Blaine Luetkemeyer, for his important work on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a cosponsor on this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am grateful to Congressman LaHood for hosting this, pulling this together, and it really is a great beginning of an anticipation of celebration for the next year's bicentennial of the statehood of my…

Again, I thank Congresswoman Sinema and Congressman Hollingsworth for their great work on this. This is an important step that will help our small businesses access the capital that they need to grow and to hire more workers. Mr. Speaker…

I also have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

First, I would like to thank my friend, the ranking member, Maxine Waters, for her kind words. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins), sponsor of the House companion legislation.

It is my privilege today to rise to recognize the 50th anniversary of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil, a volunteer-run annual summer festival bringing residents together to raise funds for local organizations doing good work in the community…

I especially want to thank Chairman Hensarling and the entire committee for all their hard work in getting us to this point to be able to pass H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, a very important bill to reform significant parts of…

I rise during National Police Week to honor the men and women who every morning put on their badge and selflessly protect and serve our communities. Many heroically go above and beyond their duty. It was a privilege of mine to invite and…

I thank my good friend from Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1219, the Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017. This is a bipartisan piece of legislation that has seen…

I thank the chairman. I do want to thank my colleagues for being here. I think this is a really important discussion that we are having today. It is such an honor to serve with all of my colleagues. I do think some who have spoken opposed…

I want to thank my friends, colleagues from Colorado for their work on this, for their support of this important legislation. I rise today to speak in support of the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1343, the Encouraging Employee…