It is a sad day in America. It is a wrenching day in America. It is a day in which our words and our actions have had consequences of a very, very negative nature. We ought to watch our words and think what it may mean to some. My remarks…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 8 Resolved, SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 214, nays 196, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 5] YEAS--214 Adams Aguilar Allred Auchincloss Axne…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves to lay on the table the motion to refer. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table…

I will continue to address my remarks to you notwithstanding the fact that you ruled against me just a little while ago on a vote, which excited some. I am an institutionalist. I believe in this body, I believe in democracy, and for your…

Can the Speaker inform us as to what that committee consists of? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Floor leadership in this context has been construed to apply only to the minority leader, and not to the entire hierarchy of minority leadership…

On behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and myself, and consistent with the request of the President of the United States, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget be…

I thank Madam Chair for yielding, and I thank Ranking Member Kay Granger for her work. Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity to do a video, as we all are communicating with one another virtually, about my colleague and friend with whom I have…

The Republican whip and I have been discussing where we are and to bring Members up to speed on what status we have for today and the next few days. Mr. Speaker, as everybody in the House knows, and America knows, as of midnight tonight…

I thank the gentleman. For the general Membership, I would urge them, however, to keep tonight free, tomorrow free, Sunday free, and such days thereafter as we may need--and I hope we do not need any of those days--so that we can, A, pass…

I want to notify all the Members, and we will certainly do that by email as well, that the negotiators who are trying to come to an agreement between the two parties, and the House and the Senate as well, are still working very hard to…

I hope he will sign it. I know he has concerns about a section that Senator Inhofe said ought not to be in the bill. But whether it should or should not, it is not in the bill, and the conferees determined that it should not be in the…

I didn't mention one bill that is still percolating. We passed it 335-78. The Senate passed it, I think, 86-14, or something. The National Defense Authorization Act is going to be going to the President soon. I am hopeful the President…

I thank the gentleman for his observations. In fact, I am for an agreement that is being worked on right now that has $300 billion, a third of the $908 billion, that is set aside for small businesses for exactly the reasons that the whip…

I thank my friend for yielding, the Republican whip from the grand State of Louisiana. As the gentleman is aware as a result of his service in previous Congresses, when we get to the last days of the Congress, it is very difficult to…

I thank the gentleman. I don't have the facts, but, obviously, our position is if there are facts being raised that ought to be looked at, they ought to be looked at. But I don't have the facts, and I don't want to comment on the issue…

I want to congratulate Ms. DeLauro. She and I have served on the Appropriations Committee together and in the Congress for a very long time. She is one of our most able, energetic, and knowledgeable Members. As someone who is very proud of…

I thank the son of a great man, who that great man would say is a great son. He loved John, but he respected John. He believed that John was enhancing the Sarbanes legacy, and he was right. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time…

We were saddened to learn the other night when John called me and told me that his father had passed away. John Sarbanes, of course, is our colleague. He told me of the passing of a wonderful human being, with a great intellect, a…

I want to commend Chairmen Jerry Nadler and Hank Johnson, Rep. Doug Collins, Ranking Members Jim Jordan and Martha Robey, Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts Jim Duff, and their respective staffs for their efforts to…

I know that I speak for every Member of the House, particularly those of us who have had the privilege of knowing Martha Roby well and spending time with her, she is a decent and good representative. She is a wonderful representative of…

I want to thank both Mr. Smith, the chairman of the committee, and Mr. Thornberry, who I have had the opportunity to work with through the years. Both of them are leaders who have focused on America's well-being, America's national…

We will, in short time, remember our friend Paul Sarbanes, but another friend of mine, whom I have not known as long but I have known well, is the gentlewoman from Montgomery, Alabama, with whom I went on the pilgrimage sponsored by Faith…

the extent to which Republicans were refusing to accept the outcome of the election and recognize Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as our next president and vice president is astounding.

You know, but I am very, very proud of what we did in 1999. We prevented genocide on the European Continent.