I do insist upon calling a massacre, not a tragedy. "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. "Hamlet" is a tragedy. "Macbeth" is a tragedy. This was a massacre.

Two-thirds of Americans want to see a ban on AR-15s and military-style assault weapons in the country.

97 percent of the American people are saying they want a universal criminal and mental background check on all firearm purchases.

I am delighted to have the opportunity to share some thoughts with you during this Special Order hour at the request of the minority leader. I am a professor of constitutional law, as those of you who watch our proceedings here may know by…

I mean, it sounds good. If we could do it, I think most people would want to do it.

I want to make sure I know exactly what the law is so we are all clear in terms of the terms of the discussion.

So you are saying in more than 9 out of 10 cases it would be a categorical exclusion, and you are talking about a matter of months or weeks or even a few days?

I wanted to bring the good news to Congress about where we are on the gun violence debate because I know there have been a lot of accusations flying back and forth. I want us to look for the common ground. I want to bring the good news…

One of the great things about our job is we have all these wonderful young people come to us from all over the world. And in school, they read about the social contract. They read John Locke. They read Thomas Hobbes. They read Rousseau…

I thank Mr. Perlmutter very much for yielding for just a moment. I was very moved by his comments. We know that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and I want to salute him for his vigilance and his zealousness in defending American…

Before I begin, I want to thank the distinguished Congresswoman from New York for her comments about Francis Bellamy, the great Christian abolitionist and socialist who authored America's Pledge of Allegiance. He was a great patriot who…

We are so grateful for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal from Washington, for her powerful leadership and her lucid discussion today of the gun violence problem. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for placing emphasis on the fact that we…

Everybody loves federalism in principle. Everybody loves federalism in theory, in the abstract.

We have dozens of States that have embarked upon experiments with medical marijuana.

And you don't want us trampling the laws of New Mexico to say we know better than you, we are going to bring it down to the lowest common denominator?

One of our great Republican Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, who served in this body, spoke of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We didn't start out that way, but through civil rights movements and civil rights…

I have a parliamentary inquiry related to the powers of the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

It prohibits sexual relationships between Members of Congress and their staffs. It holds offending Members personally responsible for their conduct by requiring that they pay any settlements that are actually made. I thank Chairman Harper…

Do the House rules in rule X, clause 11(g), which define the conditions for public disclosure of classified documents, authorize the chairman of the Intelligence Committee to unilaterally make substantially and material changes to the…

Further parliamentary inquiry then, Mr. Speaker. What exactly is an advisory opinion? Because this relates, not to a hypothetical situation, but to an actual situation before the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

I want to thank our chairman, Mr. Harper; and the ranking member, Mr. Brady, for their excellent leadership on this legislation. I rise as a proud cosponsor and strong supporter of H.R. 4924, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995…

I have a parliamentary inquiry relating to the powers of the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Do the House rules in rule X, clause 11(g), which define---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. For what purpose…

Does the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee have the authority to transmit a classified document under House rule X, clause 11(g) that was never approved for release by a vote of the committee? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

Even if it relates to current events? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not issue an advisory opinion. ____________________

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