I appreciate him bringing this forward. Along with Reps Marino and Chu and Smith, we have been working on this bill, and I do believe there is a path forward.

This hearing gives us an opportunity to examine the Copyright Alternative and Small-Claims Enforcement Act, also known as the CASE Act.

We have created a situation in California where either we are under water or on fire.

We cannot, however, allow the fear of challenging the status quo prevent us from taking a hard look at the ineffective policies put in place decades ago that have failed to meet the goals of the underlying legislation.

The time has come for Congress to modernize the ESA.

Proponents of preserving this antiquated law despite its obvious failings do a disservice to both the listed species, as well as the surrounding communities.

The ESA imposes many burdensome and duplicative regulations on America's hardworking farmers and ranchers.

It is ironic since taxation without representation, as has been pointed out today, was one of the animating principles that started the American Revolution.

I am crazy old-school; I believe in no taxation without representation.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning in strong support of the resolution, and I thank my good friend and colleague from Louisiana, Steve Scalise, for bringing it to the floor. The carbon tax is one of those…

I am honored to rise today to speak to the success in Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District that we have seen since the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Every skeptic, even the early skeptics of tax reform, saw near…

No longer can we pretend that what President Trump is doing is normal.

This is a moment of great national peril where Americans must be alarmed at the danger that lies ahead for our country under current leadership.

SPLC is not a neutral watchdog organization.

Yesterday, the President of the United States humiliated America on the world stage.

I care about the security and sanctity of our elections, and I believe that we all share a responsibility in keeping misinformation out of our elections and minimizing foreign influence.

I mean, some of these groups I know personally are legitimate, well-respected, faith-based organizations.

I do want to take a moment to thank Chairman Bishop and his team for their continued support of the Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act. This bill rights a decades-old wrong when the Federal Government failed to notify landowners of a…

Isn't it true that 'gross negligence' is a legal term with criminal implications, while 'extremely careless' is a subjective term with no criminal implications?

Isn't it true that Director Comey's initial draft statement, which he shared with FBI senior leadership, criticized Clinton's handling of classified information as, quote, 'grossly negligent'?

I would challenge Congress and the administration to consider whether the residence rule conforms to the original meaning of the Constitution.

I now yield to another gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) of the Third District.

I thank the gentleman and all my colleagues who have participated tonight in this Special Order. I have spoken quite a bit, we all have, about the national benefits of tax reform, because I think the wage increases and the job creation and…

I thank the gentleman, and I yield to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins).

When I last had the honor to host a Special Order, the House was debating the merits of tax reform, and in that debate, supporters of the tax reform promised higher wages, a stronger economy, greater opportunity, and shared prosperity. Six…