My submitted amendment, No. 91 to division G, the State and Foreign Ops Appropriations bill, transfers $30 million to the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account, or INCLE. The proposed $30 million transfer would allow…

Again, this amendment is not meant to bring a detraction to the Fulbright Program. Even with the amendment, the Fulbright Program will be funded at more than $200 million to support the initiatives that the opponents to the amendment would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 861, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased by 30,000,000)''. Page 861, line 6, after…

The Senate's inability to pass healthcare reform legislation does not change the fact that the Affordable Care Act is failing. Many Americans may not have one insurance provider on the exchange this fall. Forty percent of counties in the…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in the strongest support possible for this bill to begin the process of establishing a memorial to honor the servicemembers of our longest war. 5,799 days ago, on a…

It would empower Americans to make independent financial decisions, prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts, promote American competitiveness both at home and abroad.

My colleague Representative Moore of Wisconsin and I have introduced bipartisan legislation that would fix the unintended consequences of an SEC rule.

I introduced H.J. Res. 111 so that Congress can, through the Congressional Review Act, strike down this unfair, deceptive, and abusive rule and push back against an out-of-control agency. I ask my colleagues to support this legislation and…

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on getting this legislation to the floor. Mr. Speaker, the CFPB's anticonsumer, anti-arbitration, pro-trial lawyer rule is just the latest example of the harm that can be done by an…

Do you believe that the regulators are arbitrarily discouraging banks from providing loans to small businesses that banks have confidence in?

I often hear from small business owners who complain they have difficulty getting bank loans after an off year despite having ample collateral or a strong track record.

I thank the gentleman for kindly yielding and allowing me to take a few minutes to have a little bit of reflection with the American people as we head into the Fourth of July weekend. Mr. Speaker, despite widespread cynicism from…

Every year at this time, our Nation celebrates our birthday. It is the perfect time to reflect on the founding of our country and the principles that made our Nation exceptional. {time} 1800 At the height of the Cold War with the Soviet…

Every day there are more stories about the Affordable Care Act's, or ObamaCare's, ongoing collapse. Insurers have been dropping out of the ACA's markets for 3 years now. It is estimated that two out of every five, or 40 percent, of all…

This committee's effort to interrupt the finances of the transnational criminal organizations and gangs that pump the heroine and fentanyl poison into our communities can ultimately save lives.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his long work in this field, not just the last 2 years but, really, a lifetime in this space. I commend him for that work. Also, with mental health issues, he has been helping educate…

It has been a generation or two since the horrors of communism were routinely on the news and mentioned in our schools: people killed running for freedom from East to West Berlin, the Soviet Union's gulag archipelago designed to crush…

Today is a good day. It is yet another day where we turn the page on the antigrowth policies of the last 8 years that have given us the slowest economic recovery in 70 years. I urge my colleagues to vote against the stagnant status quo…

For the past 8 years, we have been stuck in the slowest economic recovery in 70 years. With all the debate about the Financial CHOICE Act today, a simple question gets to the heart of the matter: Do we want to grow again? I contend, Mr…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rothfus moves that the appeal be laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table. The…

I am listening to this debate and I am hearing a lot of demagoguery and no solutions, no solutions for people who have seen skyrocketing premiums, no solutions for people who have lost their healthcare plans, no solutions for people who…

As President Trump and Republicans in Congress work toward finally delivering the American people relief from ObamaCare, it is important to remember how we got here and why we find ourselves in this position today. We are approaching the…

One of the big issues in last year's Presidential campaign was border security. As we mark 100 days of the Trump administration, we should acknowledge how President Trump has restored confidence and morale among our Border Patrol agents…

There has been a lot of talk lately about President Trump's first 100 days in office. The first 100 days of an administration offer a chance to watch a new President turn proposed policy changes into reality. In southwestern Pennsylvania…

Do you believe that the CFPB is helping regular Americans? Is it rebalancing some of the imbalance that we have seen accruing in this economy?