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Mr. Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H. Res. 353. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is granted. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order today. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Haridopolos). Is…

Mr. Speaker, I associate myself with the remarks from the distinguished gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Figures) and to also urge the White House to move forthwith on that request and other similar requests. I will say a couple of words before…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about two things, one particularly of import and interest, because we are exiting what we have come to know in this country as Black History Month and the other more pertinent in terms of the current news…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 9 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a friend, a great journalist, a humanitarian, and a man of faith, Rev. Dr. Tim Tooten. Tim was an admired journalist having spent more than 35 years reporting at Baltimore's WBAL-TV. He was a…

Mr. Speaker, I may not use the entire 60 minutes, but I appreciate the opportunity. I would encourage other Members of the House, who are still in town, to certainly come over and to seek recognition on this as I try to talk a bit about…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland, the ranking member, for his kind and overly gracious remarks. Mr. Speaker, in his absence, I thank Chairman Comer who made a commitment several months back that we would get to this point…

Mr. Speaker, in this time of national division and in this time of great partisanship, I am reminded of when we went through similar periods, and it was always Elijah Cummings on this side of the aisle and others who would remind us that…

Mr. Speaker, I extend my sincere thanks to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell) and the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) for their leadership on the floor today and for the long- standing diligence and civility that they…