The bipartisan language in the motion before us would require that the Department of Defense produce a plan to promote the security of Afghan women and girls as it withdraws from the country. It would encourage the recruitment of women as…

Yesterday I was proud to join my colleagues in signing a petition to bring the middle class tax cuts to the House floor for an up-or-down vote. While there is much left to negotiate, there is one step that we can take today. It will…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Capuano, for yielding to me. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6604, which recognizes and honors the legacy of former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill. Tip O'Neill had a long and distinguished career in…

I would like to thank our ranking member, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, for his forceful advocacy on this issue. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6168, legislation that would support the President's proposed Offshore Drilling Lease…

The number of lease sales don't translate into more drilling on these leases necessarily. Oil companies already hold leases in the Gulf of Mexico that are sitting idle that contain nearly 18 billion barrels of oil, according to the…

During this Congress, we have seen numerous bills that would reverse decades of progress for women's health. Today we take our ninth such floor vote. We have seen H.R. 358, which permits hospitals and hospital workers to choose to deny…

This legislation provides commonsense access to maintain water facilities within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness area. These water features were present prior to the congressional designation of Wilderness and are necessary…

This bill corrects a survey error made in the 1960s. The landowners will be required to pay $20,000 for these two parcels. We have no objections to Congressman Gosar's legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

(Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

It is with great pleasure that I rise today in support of H.R. 2240, the Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act. This legislation will facilitate the exchange of land or interest in land between the city of Lowell and the Lowell…

H.R. 2157 provides for a land exchange between the United States Forest Service and the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. We applaud Congressman McKeon for this legislation and support the passage of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

At this time, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney), the author of the underlying legislation.