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 subtitle D of title I of Division A, add the following: SEC. ___. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS. Any…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I suggest that someone has been missing from this debate. It is the forgotten man or woman--the everyday taxpayer--who is being asked to carry a risk that those in the private sector will not. In 2008, we…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Meehan from Pennsylvania, for introducing this very important piece of legislation. The President's nuclear agreement with Iran provides them with billions in frozen assets and sanctions relief. One needs only to…

In just a matter of days, we will welcome Pope Francis to the Nation's Capital. Pope Francis is the 266th Bishop of Rome, following a line of succession that goes all the way back to St. Peter 2,000 years ago. The sixteenth chapter of the…

To reflect on what the gentleman from California was saying, recalling the testimony last week of survivors of abortion, their stories are remarkable. They show the deep appreciation that they have for their lives, and they are so grateful…

What we have learned about Planned Parenthood through these videos is appalling, barbaric, and indefensible. Here are some of the quotes: We've been very good at getting heart, lung, liver . . . so I'm not gonna crush that part. Using a…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution and against this disastrous nuclear agreement with Iran. The actions that Iran will be allowed to pursue under this agreement are a direct…

It is painful to hear the words in the recently released video showing Planned Parenthood trafficking in body parts. At one point, the doctor talks about a customer wanting ``lower extremities,'' that is legs in everyday language. ``I…

You might think you would have gotten a concession if you are releasing a terrorism-related sanction or a missile-related sanction, that you would have gotten a commitment from Iran, for example, that they stop exporting terror.

How much easier is it going to be for Iran to launder money through the financial system to fund its terrorist proxies under this agreement?

This week, President Obama announced a nuclear agreement with Iran that falls far short of the commitments he made to the American people. This agreement simply does not stop Iran's quest for nuclear weapons. It lifts an arms embargo…

even Bernie Sanders has admitted that an honest assessment of real unemployment in the United States is 10.5 percent.

Yet since that time, the law has resulted in some 400 new government mandates, which research has shown will reduce gross domestic product by $895 billion over the next decade.

Given that anemic growth, 2.25 percent, and you compare the deregulatory, lower tax environment in the 1980s where we had 4.8 percent growth, do you think Dodd-Frank has lifted the economy?

Growth in real GDP has averaged only 2.25 percent per year since 2009; about 1 percent less than the average rate seen over the 25 years preceding the great recession.

when people get an opportunity for some housing assistance, that puts them in a position to really move on to more self-dependence, independence.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment for the convenience of consumers and also in light of the fact that studies show that it is not having an impact. I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert).

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers).

This summer, thousands of Americans will load the kids into the car and set out on a trip to visit one of our country's historic national parks. Whether it is to see the stunning valleys of the Grand Canyon or the towering stone faces…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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. Mr. Speaker, I heard the discussion going on about today's Supreme Court decision, and I, too, am very troubled by what I read today. To me, there are a couple of big issues at play here. One is…

I thank my colleague. There is plenty to consider as the negotiations continue between the P5+1 and Iran as we look forward to what deal will be produced. Again, with the concerns that have been expressed by my colleagues from Florida and…

This evening, I would like to take some time to remind the American people of the nature of a sworn enemy of the United States, whose leaders to this day, as they have for the past 36 years, continue to chant, ``Death to America.'' That…

I thank my colleague for his remarks and reminding us of the stakes. Also, Mr. Speaker, in a recent hearing held by the newly formed Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, one expert we heard from described the threat posed by just…