Steve Stivers

I join my fellow Ohioans and colleagues in recognizing the life and work of Steve LaTourette, a good friend and an outstanding public servant. Steve served nine terms in Congress. Though they say Washington changes you, he remained…

I would like to thank the chairman for yielding me time and for his great work on the underlying bill, including the provisions that are in the bill as we stand. I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. While I have great respect for…

I thank Chairman Crenshaw for his great work on this bill. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the underlying bill, which provides $21.7 billion in funding and targets resources to programs across multiple agencies that will boost economic…

I think we have an agency problem with a lot of defense contractors who are supposed to protect American secrets.

Wright-Patterson is a very important strategic asset for the United States, not just for the United States Air Force, but for the United States.

With regard to the fourth and fifth generation aircraft, do you believe policymakers in Congress should actually dedicate resources to upgrading our fourth and fifth generation aircraft to make sure that we can maintain our technological…

I advise the gentleman from Massachusetts that I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, there are…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for H.R. 5053, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, and H.R. 5293, the fiscal year 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. House Resolution 778 provides a…

Really quickly, on the IRS bill, it is already the interpretation of the Federal district court that these contributions should not be made public; that donor lists should not be made public because people have a right to free association…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 778 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 778 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 781 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…

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…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time, and I thank him for all of the work that he has done as the chair of the subcommittee. It is work that is making a difference as it allows people to get access to their own versions of the…

I want to address a few issues with regard to the rule on the two bills. The Rules Committee did approve every amendment that was found germane. There were many amendments that were found not germane to these bills. For example, there was…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, and H.R. 4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016. House Resolution 687 provides a structured rule…

I appreciate the gentleman's points on things we should be doing, and I agree and hope we can get a budget agreement in the next coming days or weeks, hopefully as soon as we can get it done. There are other pressing issues that face this…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 687 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 687 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 671 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 671 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. I am hearing that negotiations are ongoing, and I am hopeful that we can have a budget by this Friday. There is a bit of disagreement, even inside our Conference, about how to move forward…

On Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for H.R. 3340, the FSOC Reform Act, and for H.R. 3791, the Raising Consolidated Assets Threshold Under Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement. House Resolution 671 provides…

I am prepared to close. I have no more speakers. If the gentleman from Florida wants to close, I will reserve the balance of my time.

On Monday, the Committee on Rules met and reported out a rule for H.R. 4596, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, and H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act. House Resolution 640 provides a structured…

I would just like to remind the gentleman from Colorado that it is not a ``minor'' bill for the 5,200 people whose jobs are on the line every day right now.

Okay. That kind of ``miner'' I am good with. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), an esteemed member of both the Rules and Budget Committees.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 640 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 640 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…