I want to give them the tools coming out of Oversight and from GAO and the others to say here is how we define the argument.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Utah, Chairman Chaffetz, for his strong statement in support of H.R. 5233, the Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016. As we begin debate on this important bill, I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, indeed, the delegate opposite is my friend. She serves her constituency well. Her impassioned plea on behalf of her constituents is not only recognized this day, but each and every day in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act…

My friend opposite--and I say that in the most authentic and complete terms because, indeed, the gentleman is my friend--raises a point of debate about the Constitution and the fact that explicitly in the Constitution, our Founding Fathers…

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Connolly moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5233 to the Committee on Oversight and…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his eloquent words. As we look at this particular bill, there is a lot that has been said about what home rule is and what it is not. There is a lot that has been said about what the law is and what it…

I will be brief. The night is getting long, and the committee has done some great work on the underlying bill. This amendment is a commonsense amendment, one meant to provide transparency as it relates to the Army Corps of Engineers and…

I thank you for your leadership on that particular effort.

Are they being stored in Iran?

If we have questions, you are the go-to person to figure out whether we are complying; is that correct?

Is that easily done?