Yet here we are today, just a couple of months later, and some of my friends on the other side of the aisle are going to argue that we shouldn't institute that very same hold harmless period by passing this bill. As I said, I think they…

I thank the gentleman. I happen to serve on the Financial Services Committee with the ranking member, and that idea was not offered in the committee. So it was a new idea. I will tell you that it sort of conflicts with the good faith…

If they are acting in good faith, they should still be allowed to be sued and they should still have all the penalties for a wrong comma---- Mr. McGOVERN. What I am arguing----

I am curious if you are arguing--because it sounds to me like the gentleman from Massachusetts is arguing that we only want to give people protections from administrative actions; we don't want to give them equal protection in the courts…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there are a couple of things I want to make clear. Earlier in my remarks, I acknowledged that the other side of the aisle agrees with us on an administrative grace period. The problem…

I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding. I also thank him for doing this Special Order. This message needs to get out. I also want to thank the gentleman from Tennessee, Steve Fincher, for sponsoring the reform bill that makes…

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 have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 114, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $28,375,000) (increased by $28,375,000)''. The Acting…

I want to thank Chairman Diaz-Balart as well as Ranking Member Price for their hard work on this bill and for preparing a bill that is the best we can do. I do rise in support of an amendment that seeks to curb lawsuit abuse and help fund…

I would simply say to my colleague from North Carolina that administrative enforcement is more effective, it is more efficient. That is why we should redirect these resources internally inside Fair Housing. It doesn't change Fair Housing…

I will be fairly brief. This is a followup amendment. We have already accepted the congressional intent that we will have a preference toward administrative enforcement. This is a followup limitation amendment that basically says we will…

On Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for two bills--H.R. 2262, the SPACE Act of 2015, and H.R. 880, the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015. House Resolution 273 provides for a structured rule for the…