In closing, I note that a broad coalition of public interest organizations, including Public Citizen, Americans for Financial Reform, the National Urban League, among others, strongly oppose H.R. 732. They warn: ``This measure would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 11, insert after ``settlement agreement'' the following: ``(except as provided in subsection…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

In my role as a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, I have always taken a serious view of my oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigations. It is vitally important that we keep a close watch on the activities of law…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 237, noes 189, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 549] AYES--237…

How much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining and the gentlewoman from Georgia has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. DelBene). Ms. DelBENE. Madam Speaker, today I rise for Stephanie from my district. This is her story. Stephanie and her husband were building their…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McEachin). Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to share Denise's story. Already a mother of two young children, Denise was expecting her third child…

How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Georgia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The title is Serious Risks Presented by the Anti-Regulatory Agenda of the 115th Congress and the Trump administration.

A balanced budget amendment could be used to loot our Nation's savings funded by money taken out of every American's paycheck to pay for other things and to balance the budget.

I support the idea of making prescription drugs affordable and accessible for all Americans, for everybody.

Professor Blinder, your testimony attracted three questions from me.

Thank you very much.

We should of course remain vigilant about pay-for-delay schemes, whereby branded drug manufacturers pay generic manufacturers to delay the entry of a version of branded drugs as the patent on the branded drug expires.

Additionally, a balanced budget amendment would undermine the Federal Government's ability to respond to a national crisis.

For me personally, I've long been reluctant to amend the Constitution to require a balanced budget, because such an amendment could have a devastating consequence for millions of Americans.

These regulatory requirements are an important safeguard to ensure that drugs with potentially dangerous characteristics and side effects are safely and carefully distributed.

We should also use this as an opportunity to review the procedures at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

One of the major contributing factors to the problem of abusive patent litigation is the issuance of ambiguous and poor quality patents.

we were hopeful that, for the first time in history, American history, that the Federal Reserve would appoint and hire the very first African American ever to hold the position as a regional president of the Fed, and you all did that.

we have to by law fund the 1890s, African-American colleges. So we put $95 million in the appropriations hopefully that we will be able to spread over for 5 years at $5 million for each of these universities over that period.

which of these factors is most pressing and what recommendations on substantive solutions can we in Congress work on to help address the homeownership problem hurting African Americans.

How much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 257, noes 167, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 344] AYES--257…