Let us be clear. This bill has absolutely nothing to do with Zika or trying to stop the threat of the Zika virus. Despite claims made by my colleagues to the contrary, the permit already in effect allows spraying for Zika or other mosquito…

It is with great sorrow that I rise today to pay tribute and honor the life of Prince George's County Police Officer Jacai Colson, who was killed in the line of duty. Line-of-duty deaths are always difficult to bear. A police officer or…

During rollcall vote No. 118 on H.R. 3797, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. H.R. 3293, the deceptively entitled Scientific Research in the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. This is a 5-minute…

Using the public health approach, we have now eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio in most countries, reduced motor vehicle deaths by 70 percent, and reduced smoking rates by over half. We can do something about gun violence, and we have…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Edwards moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3293 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with instructions to report…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am pleased to be here as a conferee to the conference that worked to resolve the difference between the House and Senate versions on the surface transportation reauthorization. A huge thank you goes to…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Posey).

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Bridenstine).

I would like to say it has been a real pleasure to be able to work with Mrs. Comstock on this amendment. It is very rare that we have opportunities to work across the aisle and also across the Capitol to make sure that we are doing the…

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 title III of division A, add the following: SEC. __. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OF THE…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member. Representative Comstock of Virginia and I have an amendment that is at the desk, and I don't have to tell my colleagues who ride Metro every day to and from work of the issues that WMATA Metro…

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 110, strike lines 3 and 4 and insert the following: ``(I) improve the reliance and reliability of the…

The amendment at the desk is consistent with the streamlining effort that has already been underway in this bill. I want to thank Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio because they have put in yeoman's work to make this a bipartisan…

In 280 days, Maryland has lost 301 lives to gun violence. That is 301 families that have lost mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters to domestic violence, mental health, and just plain old violence with a gun. It is time…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the resolution approving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the nuclear program of Iran negotiated by the Obama administration in concert with five…

I thank the gentleman from California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1994, the so-called VA Accountability Act. I am the daughter of a career servicemember and a veteran. I, too, was outraged last year at the findings…

This Young amendment looks eerily familiar to the so-called Secret Science Reform Act, H.R. 1030, that the House passed in a partisan vote back in March, except the problem is that this bill is actually even worse. H.R. 1030 would have…

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. 2 Offered by Mr. Smith of Missouri The CHAIR. It is now in…

During rollcall vote No. 475 on H.R. 427, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``yes.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mrs. Capps The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my House colleagues to stop and think for a moment and to oppose not only the rule, but the underlying bill. It is extreme, it is anti-immigrant, and it is really not…

Surely, Mr. Speaker, this is not what we need to do. We need to ensure the continued protections of domestic violence victims all across this country, no matter who they are and no matter where they are, and to know that law enforcement…

For months Republicans have actually squandered an opportunity to develop and pass a long-term authorization for highway spending, and it is pretty regrettable, since May 19 Republicans simply brought up and passed another 2-month…

Here we go again, yet another fix in search of a problem. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to Mr. Goodlatte's amendment. It would deliberately undermine the crucial work that is already being done to rehabilitate the Chesapeake Bay. It…