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Tom Jeffery Cole is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Cole has been involved in various legislative efforts and has focused on issues such as national security, economic development, and healthcare. Throughout his tenure, he has been known for his commitment to conservative principles and has played a significant role in shaping policy within his district and beyond.
I rise for the purpose of supporting the rule and the underlying legislation. I want to begin by congratulating Chairman Upton and the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee on both sides of the aisle for crafting what is genuinely a…
Earlier today, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5325, the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 901 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 901 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to thank the chairman for his extraordinary work on this legislation. Furthermore, both he and Chairman Bishop of the Committee on Natural Resources have graciously tried to resolve a matter…
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the Democratic whip. {time} 1015
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 751 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 751 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution-- (a) the House hereby…
Yesterday the Rules Committee met and reported a rule to expedite consideration of legislation that would deal with the imminent threat of the Zika virus. The rule provides that the House concur in the Senate amendment with a further…
I begin by pointing out to my good friend that, actually, we are doing, in a sense, what he is urging us to do right now. We are moving expeditiously to go to conference with our friends in the Senate, who have passed one version of the…
May I inquire as to how much time we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 13 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 11 minutes remaining.
May I inquire as to how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 7 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.
I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding me the time I need. I want to begin my remarks by complimenting our chairman. Quite frankly, I don't know anybody that has spent more time on this issue and devoted more thought to it than…
In closing, I want to thank, as always, my good friend from Florida. He is truly a delight to work with, one of the really great Members in this body. Not surprisingly, he knows I disagree with him on his characterization of the current…
My good friend, Mr. Gene Green--and he is my good friend--as I recall, those Texas legislators were called the Killer Bees. And if you want to compare them to mosquitos, I will leave you that luxury and that political risk. We just call…
I want to always recognize my good friend from Texas, who is really one of my good friends in this body. But I am not surprised that the Senate bill is twice as much money because it runs for twice the time. This bill runs to September…
Let me begin by thanking my good friend for her wonderful work on that committee. She has had the opportunity to serve on her subcommittee when she was a subcommittee chairman and now to work with her ranking member. There is no better…
I want to begin by agreeing with my friend in terms of the appropriations process itself. He is right to celebrate the appearance of one of the bills down here under an open rule, just as I am sure my friend is aware, the Committee on…
Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of both H.R. 5243, the Zika Response Appropriations Act of 2016, and H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 736 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 736 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the…
Well, thank you very much, Dr. Collins. Let me begin by thanking you and your colleagues for not only your appearance here today, but obviously, your accessibility to all of us when we have questions.
I believe collecting extensive data on the effects of marijuana and other drugs on a young person's brain will help us finally appreciate the harm these substances can do over time.
I was unavoidably detained and not present for rollcall vote No. 108. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on final passage of S. 1826, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street…
I must stay honestly within the jurisdiction of this committee and address these problems through available discretionary resources.
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