I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chair, first of all, I would just like to set the record straight. Cash allowances are a circumvention of the Berry amendment. They are not Berry-compliant. Then just to address a couple of the issues that have…

This amendment would undermine a provision included in both the House- and Senate-passed NDAAs that is aimed at ensuring that the Department of Defense adheres to the law, a law that DOD indicated that it would follow once a 100 percent…

This position is shared by both Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley and Marine Commandant Robert Neller. I urge my colleagues to reject this rule that denies the current reality of military service, limits gender equality, ignores a bipartisan…

I missed a vote on H.R. 4901 in order to attend a family wedding. Had I been present for this vote, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 179 (H.R. 4901). personal explanation

Thanks to the leadership and hard work of my colleague, Representative Larson of Connecticut, Congress established the Coltsville National Historical Park at the end of 2014. The law that established the park authorized the National Park…

This bill adjusts the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include two historically significant structures, the Wallace House and Kolb's Farm, and to assist in the preservation of the story of the…

This bill amends the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the authorization of a waiver for certain commercial traffic on U.S. Route 209, a federally owned highway that runs through the Delaware Water Gap…

I am ready to close and yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to conclude by acknowledging that I sympathize with the property owners along the Red River. Providing them with certainty and assurance that their property rights are…

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 passage will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the misguided resolutions before the House that seek to block the Clean Power Plan and undermine United States global leadership on climate change. Climate…

We have less than 5 legislative days here in Washington before the end of this fiscal year, but instead of funding the government, House majority leadership is focused on defunding Planned Parenthood. For nearly a century, Planned…

I would like to thank Ranking Member Grijalva for his leadership and advocacy on behalf of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. We have a generational responsibility to protect our Nation's remaining natural and historic resources for our…