I thank the gentleman. Let me just observe to the majority leader, Mr. Speaker, that I have great reservations. I want to let the gentleman know that, on this side of the aisle, I think we have great reservations about doing in this short…

I thank the gentleman, and I certainly share his view on that. It will be better for the country and better for the House if we do that. The gentleman also referenced tax extenders. Obviously, we have tax extenders that expired in December…

I thank the gentleman for that. Can I ask the gentleman again in terms of the timing of the omnibus. The existing CR, which is funding the government at the present time, expires as of midnight on the 11th. Does the gentleman have any…

I thank the gentleman for that information. I want to also thank him for the work that he has done on the Visa Waiver Program. His staff and my staff and the staff on Homeland Security on both sides of the aisle and the staff on the…

I also want to thank, who showed great courage and great leadership, Stephen Fincher of Tennessee and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, my Republican colleagues, without whom this Export-Import Bank provision would not be in this bill. I…

I want to congratulate both Mr. Shuster and Mr. DeFazio for their work on this bill. I want to thank the Senate, as well, for their work and their leadership. This is a good week, in many respects. We passed yesterday, on an overwhelmingly…

Judy Centers are helping to close that gap. In closing, I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill because it is a step forward. It is an indication, as well, that we can work in a bipartisan fashion to the benefit of the people we…

I thank Mr. Scott for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Kline, the chairman of the committee, and Ranking Member Scott for their work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, Frederick Douglass was born a slave on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He became…

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for bringing this resolution to the floor. It is sad that we bring this resolution to the floor, and it is sad that too often we see the results of terrorism around the world. Mr…

Across the river from the Eiffel Tower, in the middle of a major traffic circle in Paris, one can see a majestic statue of his brother-in-arms, George Washington, raising his sword high in a triumphant salute. Lafayette and his French…

It is why, no matter what historians in the future call ISIS or ISIL or Daesh, they will surely be using only the past tense. It is why the people of France and America and all who cherish the freedom to think, to speak, to worship, and to…

Given that there is no logical distinction to explain why these other laws should apply to tribes but the NLRA should not, the only plausible explanation is that this legislation is a precursor of other legislation and says, once again, we…