I thank Mr. Bishop for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5788, the amended Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018. Once signed into law, this legislation will…

I thank Chairman Walden for all of his leadership and Ranking Member Pallone for the leadership, on a bipartisan basis, for bringing all these bills to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my legislation, H.R. 5685, the…

I think that the comment that Mr. Conaway, our distinguished chairman, just made, he and I were privileged to tour a border station where the employees of our Federal Government were working very hard to inspect the deliveries of all sorts…

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 572, after line 23, add the following: SEC. 9122. PREVENTING THE ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES OF…

I am encouraged by the support for my amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Faso). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. It…

In response to the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts' comments, I would simply suggest that what this amendment is trying to do is: number one, give the States the option to utilize modern management techniques in terms of the…

To close on the amendment, let me reiterate. This amendment simply seeks to treat States' flexibility for SNAP the same as it does, as current law does, for TANF, for a host of other social services programs, and for CHIP. I would also…

I have an amendment at the desk made in order by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following: SEC. __…

I appreciate the impetus behind the gentleman from California's amendment, but I think this amendment, if it were adopted, would threaten to destroy the carefully constructed efforts that we have endeavored to engage in in the committee to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following: SEC. 2407. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION…

As May marks Lyme Disease Awareness Month, I rise today to recognize the countless individuals currently living with Lyme and to honor the medical experts and advocates combating this epidemic throughout the Nation. In upstate New York…

I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Oklahoma, and my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois, as well, for their fine comments in relation to this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer support for H.R. 4722, a bill to…

I want to thank G.T. Thompson, my colleague from Pennsylvania, our subcommittee chairman on the Nutrition Subcommittee for his leadership. G.T. Thompson deeply feels about the condition that people have who may be living in poverty, who…

It is with great pride that I rise today to recognize Hurley Fire Department member Shelagh Sweeney. Shelagh was named Hurley Fire Department's first female Firefighter of the Year. Her service and dedication to her community as a…

Nobody--nobody--should ever, ever go to work and not come home.

It is with great respect that I rise today to recognize and celebrate the career of Mrs. Kathleen Jimino on the occasion of her retirement as Rensselaer County executive. Kathy has retired after 16 years of dedicated service to the people…

It is with great respect that I rise today to recognize the distinguished career of Mr. Sam Pollak on the occasion of his retirement. Mr. Pollak is retiring after 20 years of dedicated service to the Oneonta and Otsego County community as…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 180, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 23, as…

I thank Mr. Shimkus for his leadership in this regard. I thank the Speaker and my colleagues for the opportunity to speak in support of H.R. 3017, the Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act. Mr. Speaker…

It is with great respect and sorrow that I rise today to announce the passing of our former colleague, Congressman Maurice Hinchey. Mr. Hinchey passed away on November 22, just before Thanksgiving, at the age of 79 in Saugerties, New York…

Today I rise to thank Donald and Sharon Campbell, who have actively volunteered for more than a dozen years at the Valatie Ecumenical Food Pantry, a ministry of the Ichabod Crane Clergy Association in Columbia County. With Don serving as…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 598. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I thank Congressman Lipinski, my friend from Illinois, for holding this Special Order this evening, to highlight the important work being done by the Climate Solutions Caucus, to develop economically viable solutions to address climate…

This is the critical ingredient that we need to drive home to the American consumer as to the importance of modernization of these rules, because it provides more predictability and stability to prices here for our consumers, our…