I thank Ms. Velazquez for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we often say that small businesses are the engine of economic growth. That is true; and if you look at the data, new businesses--those younger than 5 years old--created nearly all of our…

it is really a political failure in Iraq today, and I think we all agree on that.

Today I come to the floor of the House with a heavy heart. This past weekend, the city of Lynn lost a dedicated public servant, a tireless local volunteer, and an inspiring advocate for the people of our community. Domenic D'Ambrosio…

I want to make sure that we do have a long-term, enduring political plan so that whatever effort is made by these 450 and others on the ground in Iraq today, it doesn't go to waste.

if we don't know what the long-term plan is, then I am not sure it is worth putting these troops at risk in Iraq today.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 3__. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DATA BREACH…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage. The vote was taken by electronic…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Moulton moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2685 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Mr. Speaker, this amendment is simple. First, it will add $2…

I would like to thank my colleague and friend from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating) for the time, and for all the work that he has done, along with Mr. Lynch, on behalf of our Commonwealth's fishing communities. I rise in strong support of this…

The Rules Committee just rejected an amendment to the defense bill that I offered to protect our troops on the front line by shifting funds from the A-10, an airplane the Air Force and the Department of Defense don't want, to unfunded…

I love the question because we have never had fewer veterans in our Congress in our Nation's history than we do today. I don't think it should be a litmus test you have to be a veteran to run for Congress, not at all. But at a time when we…