Today, I will vote against H.R. 10, which would continue a flawed program that pursues a partisan ideology at the expense of a child's quality education. This bill would reauthorize Washington, D.C.'s private school voucher program, the…

Advocates from the new emerging marijuana industry in Oregon are descending on Capitol Hill at a very critical time for this fledgling industry. They have a report about the implementation of Oregon's Ballot Measure 91--overwhelmingly…

This is ill-advised legislation. My friends on the other side of the aisle claim 800,000 jobs, a million jobs. They don't have any real defined ability to provide such an estimate. Actually, this is a number that is made up because, as…

We take to the floor to deal with the daily reminders of turmoil around the world: the unrest in the Middle East, especially in Syria and ISIS; the sad reality of an unending string of events regarding gun violence. There is a certain…

Last Thursday another horrific episode of gun violence--the seemingly unrelenting stream of tragedy and horror--only this time it was visited on Oregon, in a modest mill town of Roseburg. The scene of the carnage was a picturesque, some…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this issue. I listened to the impassioned pleas from my friends on the other side of the aisle about horrific acts of the thugs who run Iran. Nobody disputes that, and…

Today I will vote against H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 because it is a budget gimmick, shamelessly hiding behind the guise of national security. Make no mistake--America would be less safe were…

Politico yesterday had a fascinating story about Chuck Schumer, widely expected to become the next Democratic leader in the Senate, in talks with Republican leaders in the House and Senate about a major tax and infrastructure deal. It…

Amidst all the turmoil on the world stage, I think many of us are still processing the visit from Pope Francis last week, his call for us to care for the planet, for our fellow man, for all of God's creatures. In the background here on…

It is bizarre to watch the manufactured controversy surrounding ambush-type, heavily edited filming used to discredit Planned Parenthood. These attacks do not reflect my experience and knowledge of the amazing, dedicated, civic-minded men…

Our Speaker stood before us a few minutes ago and sounded a somber, serious note. I am sorry the process that we are going through does not reflect that somber, serious attitude. It is sad that it has come to this: a parody of what could…

I concluded my summer tour of Oregon at the fire control center on the Warm Springs Indian reservation. Summer was an amazing time in my State. Smoke enveloped downtown Portland and drifted all the way for 270 miles to the south in…

Our vote on the nuclear agreement with Iran will be the most important decision I have made in Congress since voting against the disastrous Iraq war. I am under no illusions that the clerics and military that run Iran are friends of the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. It is a little frustrating as we watch these disparate subjects lumped together on the floor with truncated debate. I want to speak to just one element that we are discussing here today, and that deals…

Predictably, Congress is sidestepping the transportation funding issue for the 34th time with yet another short-term extension, this one until the end of October. No nation has become great building its infrastructure 3 months, 8 months…

If we did our job, sending clear signals about transportation funding, the appropriating committee, the T&I, if they knew what they were working with, could come forth with a bill easily in 2 months, so we wouldn't have to continue this…

Work next week. Fund the transportation bill. Let the committee know what parameters they have and be able to revitalize and rebuild this country. It is time for us to step up.

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, and I appreciate the way he framed this rule debate. Mr. Speaker, we have sort of a hodgepodge here of items that really deserve careful, sustained attention. There is no reason to lump this together…

For the last 3 years, I have been coming to the floor, arguing against the folly of our attempting to pay for 2015 infrastructure with 1993 dollars. We haven't adjusted the gas tax since 1993, and that is why we haven't given the American…

I thank the gentlewoman who represents the other Portland. I deeply appreciated her leadership and insight in this area. Mr. Chairman, these are areas that touch Americans on a whole host of levels, but one of the things that is important…

It was interesting to listen to some of the congressional reactions after the United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that creates a basis for international economic sanctions against Iran to be lifted…

America is still falling apart and falling behind. We are looking now to slide again past the deadline towards the end of the year. The problem is we are still pretending we can pay for 2015 infrastructure with 1993 dollars. It isn't that…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 312, noes 119, not voting 2, as follows: [Roll No. 441] AYES--312…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I could not agree with the chairman of the committee more. I personally think that it is time to stop pointing fingers. There is enough bipartisan blame to go around…

I listened to my friend from Georgia talking about 5 months and we will be able to finally fix this. I actually have in my hand my speech from 1 year ago today speaking on the rule where we dodged the bullet again, and I said at that time…