I hope we can get serious about legislating real solutions for our businesses, families, and national security.

Bipartisan reform bills in the House and Senate received no action at all.

I am very disturbed by the nature of this Blackburn amendment because it would prevent the use of Federal funds or resources to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or any previously denied application for Deferred Action for Childhood…

And members of the committee, I oppose the Schock amendment for many of the numerous reasons that have already been stated by our colleagues, but I want to make sure that we are all perfectly clear on what is occurring on the House floor…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.

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 250, noes 175, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 28] AYES--250…

I want to say to my colleague on Judiciary, Ms. Jackson Lee, that this amendment is very important. It exempts any rule promulgated by Homeland Security, and as a result of this amendment, current law would apply to the Department of…

Members of the House, I strongly oppose H.R. 185, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act. Under the guise of attempting to improve the regulatory process, H.R. 185 will, in truth, undermine that process. It invites increased industry…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia, Hank Johnson, a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee

I want to commend the gentleman on his amendment. Mr. Chair, this amendment would exempt from H.R. 185 all rules or guidance that relate to health or public safety, including food safety, workplace safety, consumer product safety, air…

The McKinley amendment--as bad as things already are in the bill--adds an additional requirement to the bill's more than 60 analytical new requirements for the rulemaking process by requiring agencies to also consider economic…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, last evening, the President of the United States indicated that he will not sign this bill, that he will veto it if it were to pass, and I am hoping that that doesn't happen. The measure fails in a great…

I notice that my friends on the other side have not named one person, academic scholar, or organization that supports this measure. I would now like to identify the letters that we have received on our side that have been very…

This amendment is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It would not change the bill's overarching regulatory purpose, nor does it address the many concerns expressed by scores of public interest groups that strenuously oppose the bill. I think the…

How much time remains on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 5 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia has 13 minutes remaining.

I am pleased now to yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), a man who has served the House Judiciary Committee with great distinction.

Today the Majority has chosen to hold the Department of Homeland Security hostage with their extreme anti- immigrant policies. Rather than pass a bipartisan bill that would fund the agency tasked with securing our border and protecting our…

I feel, as all of us do, that we rise today to honor an accomplished public servant, an effective problem-solver, and a tireless advocate for our society's most vulnerable, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio. {time} 1030 As she concludes…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker and members of the committee, I rise today to honor a true statesman in every sense of the word, the dean of the House, chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and a champion…

The arrival of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children along our borders is a challenging and complex issue, no question about it. But as many communities have demonstrated, we can rise to these challenges and respond in…

It has been 531 days since the Senate passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform legislation that would have made meaningful and long-overdue reforms.

Thank you very much, Chairman Labrador.

I do nonetheless remain hopeful that, in the 114th Congress, Members from both sides of the aisle will come together to finally pass comprehensive legislative reform.

None of these bills would have helped fix our broken immigration system, and none of them ever represented a serious effort to legislate.