Millions of Americans have endured skyrocketing premiums, higher deductibles, limited networks, failing co-ops, and dropped coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, like the mom in my district who now has to pay $400 for her son's…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, for decades, the Federal Government has spent over $1.6 trillion in an attempt to accomplish the laudable goal of ensuring that all Americans have access to affordable, decent housing. I have visited…

I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule. Tonight President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union, where I expect he will celebrate his supposed achievements over the last 7…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this year's March for Life marks the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that invented a constitutional right to abortion on demand. Justice Byron White dissented in…

I thank the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Guinta) and the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster) for organizing this Special Order this evening, and also for the participation with the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin…

The Affordable Care Act came with a lot of promises. Remember the President's words in 2009, ``If you like the plan you have, you can keep it. If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor, too. The only change you'll see are…

On rollcall No. 681, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 1 hour.

It struck me as my colleague from Pennsylvania was talking about the Constitution. What he was getting at, Mr. Speaker, was a simple concept of authority and whether the President has authority to do what he is doing in Paris. The…

I wonder, Mr. Speaker, if one were to ask a question of some high school students in a civics class--if you have an agreement, let's say, between two countries or three countries or four countries and those countries are agreeing to do…

Those who disagree with us and our colleagues point to the wisdom of the experts on the potential impacts of climate change, but we know that many of the so-called experts have historically been wrong, often significantly wrong. In 1986…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for his remarks. Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to just talk about this word denial that we hear thrown around a lot in this debate. There has been no denial, Mr. Speaker, of the benefits that humanity…

I thank my colleague for his comments. Let's take a look at where we are at in this debate over energy use and what has been going on in Paris. Again, it always seems to be a one-sided conversation about all the negatives and all the dire…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his observations about our Constitution and what it requires. I yield the floor to my colleague from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler), who has been a very strong advocate for her constituents and for the…

I want to take a little time this evening to take a different look at American energy, Mr. Speaker. As many of you know, one of my core convictions is the importance of upholding the dignity of human life. Our task here in Washington…

The mass production of cheap, reliable energy has powered the greatest expansion of wealth and opportunity in human history. It has resulted in higher living standards and improved health in the United States and around the globe…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I would like to thank my good friend from Kentucky, the sponsor of this legislation, for leading on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, for many western Pennsylvanians, home ownership is a significant…

Over the last 6 years, Americans have watched as the Federal Reserve has embarked on an interventionist monetary policy to an unprecedented degree. The Fed's quantitative easing marked a dramatic departure from traditional monetary policy…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in organizing this Special Order. I thank him for allowing me to take a few moments to again take a look at what has been going on across the world and the troubling news that we…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Royce The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Again, I think people have a short memory of what happened with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the $150 billion loss that those institutions incurred. This amendment does not end the Bank. It allows loans to continue to be made. It simply…

I cannot understate the importance of this amendment, Mr. Chairman. The House finally has an opportunity to begin today what may be a years-long process of unwinding the Federal Government's massive loan guarantees. We need to do this to…

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 1032, after line 4, insert the following: SEC. ___. GUARANTEE FROM UNITED STATES EXPORTER REQUIRED AS…

I have heard a number of times tonight that the Bank doesn't cost anything. But if you take a look at the Congressional Budget Office analysis and if you use fair value accounting, it costs $2 billion over 10 years. And there will be an…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. DeSaulnier The Acting CHAIR…

This is a simple remedy to follow after a natural disaster. Again, I look at my State of Pennsylvania with its many valleys and riverbeds, and I look at the people supporting or who have supported this type of proposal before: again, the…