Here we are a few short weeks before national elections, so it is a good time to take account of the outlandish flood of money pouring into the Presidential campaign. The American people don't want this out-of-control spending anymore. Why…

I thank the fine ranking member, Mr. DeFazio, for yielding time, and I rise to discuss the important role of the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway as our Nation's freshwater superhighway, a vital economic and security passageway for our…

I thank the gentleman for organizing this event this morning, and I wish to also say that the 1956 Hungarian Revolution was a breakpoint historical event that marked a turning point in the cold war. It took great courage by those who…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Javier Jorge-Reyes, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 220, noes 168, not voting 45, as follows: [Roll No. 356] AYES--220 Abraham Aderholt Allen Amash Amodei Babin Barletta Barr…

Let me clarify what insisting on this point of order means. First, it means that the amendment the Appropriations Committee added to the bill, requiring the Postal Service to maintain highest quality delivery standards, is nullified. This…

Our laws allow law-abiding citizens the right to possess guns. But why should that right allow those who are reasonably suspected of terrorist activity to purchase weapons of mass destruction? Gun ownership is not an absolute right. Some…

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized.

I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Committee? The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded…

Third, Mr. Chair, it would not have been unusual or extraordinary for the Rules Committee to have protected from a point of order the mail delivery standards added to this bill when, in fact, they actually included 30 other amendments that…

It is our constitutional responsibility in Article I. We should not retard postal operations. Second, the Chaffetz point of order will actually cost our citizenry more money by, in fact, $66 million due to the added transportation costs…

Earlier today, I noted with particular joy that the House Energy and Commerce Committee moved through, by unanimous vote and complete bipartisanship, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, H.R. 2426. Without question, it is one…

``He has done irreversible damage to me and my family during the trial and we have sat silently, listening to him shape the evening. But in the end, his unsupported statements and his attorney's twisted logic fooled no one. The truth won…

I thank Ranking Member Visclosky for the time. Mr. Chair, I, regretfully, rise in opposition to this defense bill--a bill I certainly would prefer to support. Surely, this decision is difficult because of the deep respect I hold for the…

And Members, it is my privilege to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson, his wife, Lisa; and their two beautiful children, Rachel and Zach, to Washington, D.C. To the Davidsons, their extended family, and their friends who are here to…

I oppose the gentleman's amendment. Really, this provision doesn't belong on this appropriations bill. It is an issue best considered by the Foreign Affairs Committee. This amendment would prevent the Department from spending any fiscal 17…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I also oppose this amendment, which will reduce jobs in our country and hurt the middle class. There will be less investment in science, environmental cleanup, energy research and development, all of…

I oppose the gentleman's amendment. It is just one more instance where the majority is saddling the consumer with ever-increasing energy bills. We know how the standards have really saved consumers money over the years. I have some figures…

The gentleman has hit a very soft spot with me here, the automotive and trucking industries, so vital to my area of the country and so vital to the whole economy. Actually, the manufacturing part of America, as it recovers, is lifting us…

I am opposed to the amendment as the provision interferes with the standard practice spanning administrations of both parties and raises potential constitutional concerns. It is standard practice for agencies processing Freedom of…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Poe of Texas). The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I urge Members to oppose the gentleman's amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

This amendment is actually costly, inefficient, and it rolls back progress in a department that has really been experiencing tremendous leadership under Dr. Ernest Moniz. The Mullin amendment would stop the Department of Energy from…

I oppose this amendment and want to begin by saying that ideological riders have no place on appropriation bills, certainly on this bill, and, frankly, I don't believe that this is even germane to the Energy and Water Development bill…

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 Alabama will be postponed. {time} 2015 Amendment Offered by Mr. Higgins