I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Cicilline moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 1155, to the Committee on the Judiciary, with…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, this bill will immediately proceed to final passage here on the floor, as amended. This amendment is very simple. It would exempt…

My amendment to H.R. 1155 would exempt rules and regulations made by the Department of Veterans Affairs from the burdensome provisions of this legislation. The rules that are promulgated by the Department of Veterans Affairs serve the…

I believe the Chair can entertain requests for unanimous consent at any time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot entertain a unanimous consent request to extend a Special Order speech.

Addiction has many faces, and one of those is my friend from Rhode Island, Tom Coderre, who was elected to the State senate at the age of 25 and also oversaw 40 employees as the director of a local nonprofit. Already a heavy drinker, Tom…

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 Rhode Island will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Pocan The Acting CHAIR. It…

Just to respond briefly, we have heard a lot about clearing the underbrush and about scrubbing the regulations. But the reality is, if this legislation passes, there will be certain implications; and it will, in fact, require the VA, who…

That may well be the purpose of this bill, and I don't think anyone would disagree with reviewing regulations and making recommendations. That may be the purpose of the bill, but that is not what the bill does. What the bill does--and we…

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 29, line 21, insert after ``Code'' the following: ``, except for a special rule''. Page 29, insert…

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 Rhode Island will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Ms. DelBene The Acting CHAIR. It…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) to offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 21, insert after ``Code'' the…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentlewoman from New Hampshire yield for that purpose?

Last year more than 13,000 Americans lost their lives because of a gun. More than 3,300 children were killed or injured. As the President said yesterday, the question of whether we address gun violence is really a question about who we are…

The Modern Diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was recognized last week for its legendary custard French toast, which the Food Network named the best diner dish in America. Rhode Island is the birthplace of the diner, with the first horse…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have a gun violence epidemic in this country. There have been nearly 50,000 incidents of gun violence in our country this year. More than 12,400 people have lost their lives. There have…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3766, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act. I want to begin by recognizing my colleagues, the distinguished…

Just hours before last week's shooting, I stood in this very same spot and called on Congress to renew the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. Shortly after the shooting in San Bernadino, we learned that one of the weapons used was…

Last Friday, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs became the target of the 351st mass shooting in the United States this year. Three people were killed: an Iraq war veteran, a mother of two, and a local police officer. They are…

We have to do everything that we can and use all of the tools available to us to keep the pressure on and really took to confront the IRGC and Iran.

I believe that all of us assembled here, both those of us on the Committee and our assembled panel of witnesses, recognize that technology often evolves much faster than the law.

So under current law and practice no notice is provided to local law enforcement or to the U.S. Attorney's Office in that jurisdiction. Is that correct?

I particularly want to acknowledge the extraordinary corporate citizenship of CVS, a company that I have admired for a long time.

So some consumer groups have argued that PBMs keep the proceeds of rebates and discounts and keep a disproportionate share of that for themselves.

Mr. Balto argues in his written testimony that there is an 'increasing disregard of the antitrust laws in the pharmaceutical area' and argues as a result that 'consumers suffer from a lack of choice in the marketplace.'