I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, which will continue operations for several Federal agencies and, importantly, appropriate funds to be used in securing the southern border. We have…

It was a fitting end to an outstanding season for the Aliquippa High School football team. They were victorious in 14 of their 15 games. The Quips, led by their new head coach and former quarterback, Mike Warfield, fought their way to a…

This Congress, we have made significant progress, bipartisan progress right-sizing the regulations on our financial sector.

An important principle supporting this effort is that we need to consider the cost and benefits of any major change.

Since the House of Representatives moved into this very Chamber in 1857, the people's Representatives have debated the great issues of the day. The Speaker's rostrum behind me was redesigned after World War II and words were added to the…

In the coming days, this House will debate the importance of securing our border with Mexico. This should not be a controversial debate. Every nation has the right to secure its borders. There are, indeed, differences among nations from…

Our Nation lost an intellectual giant and visionary leader this past Saturday, November 10, 2018. Dr. Herbert London was a legendary conservative author, scholar, commentator, and defender of freedom. He was a scholar's scholar and a…

Our financial sector has undergone significant changes in the past few years. We have witnessed a distressing trend of consolidation and closures, driven, in part, by overregulation.

Regulatory reform and technological advances can help the financial sector regain its vibrancy.

I am encouraged by this Administration's work to ensure that nonbank lenders and fintech firms are subjected to clear and robust rules.

Again, I thank my colleague, Mr. Perlmutter, for his diligent work on this very practical, bipartisan bill. I urge my colleagues to support its adoption. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

I thank Representative Beatty for working together on this very particular piece of legislation. Again, this is a right-sized regulation that enjoys strong bipartisan support and sets forth the appropriate framework for regulating…

I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. It wasn't too long ago that we had the gentleman visit our district in western Pennsylvania to talk to a number of folks in the defense industry, and I just applaud him for his very…

I would like to take a few minutes this afternoon during this Special Order just to go over some highlights of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as we continue to see very robust economic growth happening across the country, including in my…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I would hope that the gentlewoman would realize that this amendment scores points for the 75 percent of the people who were subject to the penalty who made less than $50,000 a year. That is what happens when we have the mandate. And it is…

Given this distinction, how will the Fed be tailoring regulations for banks above the $250 billion threshold?

I want to thank Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters, as well as members of the Financial Services Committee from both parties, for this important bipartisan piece of legislation. Small and emerging businesses drive our economy…

Now that the U.S. has withdrawn from the Iran deal, we have the opportunity to use additional sanctions to change the hostile behavior of the Iranian government.

The Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the JCPOA was wise in my opinion.

242 years ago, our Founders gathered in Philadelphia to launch an experiment in self-rule that has led to the greatest country the Earth has ever seen. Our founding happened in the time of history in which the understanding of the nature…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Chairman, I rise to urge my colleagues to support this amendment to H.R. 6, and I want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating), for his work on this effort…

I thank Mr. Mitchell for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5925, the Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act, or the CRISIS Act. This bill reauthorizes the Office of National Drug…

Last year, Congress passed a multi-trillion dollar tax cut for--as you are well aware--and I think the theory behind it is as reported in the press and by some of my colleagues was that it would spur investment and thereby increase hiring…