Hal Rogers

I fear that this Zohydro in straight pill form--you can crush it and shoot it up, chew it, whatever--will be abused just like OxyContin was, and we are going to see more young people die.

It is selective non-prosecution. It is turning a blind eye to the law.

that's the earliest by the way since 1974 the adoption of the present Budget Act.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Yes, the gentleman from Ohio is correct. The bill includes additional funding for flood control studies, and the report direction encourages the Corps to consider economic development and job growth when…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion will be followed by a 5-minute vote on approval of the Journal, if ordered…

Most of the provisions of this bill were written by the subcommittees on the House and Senate side and worked out between them. One of the chief writers of the bill is Rodney Frelinghuysen, the new chairman of the Defense Subcommittee of…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Rogers of Kentucky moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the title of H.R. 3547 and…

This is a very, very short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open and operating until January 18. The continuing resolution that ended the government shutdown in October provided funding only until January 15, which is, of…

Let me thank my colleague from Florida for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, I rise today with a very heavy heart to honor the memory and service of our dear friend and colleague, Bill Young. Bill served in this House and he served…

Might I inquire of my colleague if she has further speakers and is prepared to yield back?

I urge passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

And I rise today to present H.R. 2775. This legislation will raise the Nation's debt ceiling to avoid default, reopen the doors of the Federal Government, and end this unfortunate shutdown. The legislation before us is Senate amendments to…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Rogers of Kentucky moves that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2775. The SPEAKER pro…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Nuclear Weapon Security and Non-Proliferation Act. Yes, it is a narrow scope, but it is a terribly important piece of the government. Like the bill…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and I rise in support of his bill. Mr. Speaker, this is around the 15th time that we have been trying to engage the other body in conversation about how we can reopen the government. They just simply…

I thank the chairman for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from the other side of the aisle on all of these bills that attempt to reopen many aspects of the Federal Government. We hear them say, well, I am in favor of that…

I thank the chairman for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act. This bill, as has been said, will ensure that the families of U.S. military members who have…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation. This bill addresses a critical issue facing the Congress right now. It ensures that the essential personnel who've been working throughout this…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have heard here today what we have heard in the last several days from the other side--that they will not vote for any of these individual bills because we are not bringing the entire…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am really puzzled. We hear speaker after speaker on the other side tell us how committed they are to these poor children in the Head Start program, and yet here's the chance, Mr…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to read a headline from Connecticut's Hartford Courant: ``Head Start Memo: Nearly 1,000 Children Shut Out.'' I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from…

I reserve a point of order on the gentlelady's motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her motion.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, a quote from the National Head Start Association: The proposed Head Start for Low-Income Children Act, while attempting to provide a funding extension for Head Start…