Bill Lee

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and also for organizing us here tonight and every week on the issues that are so important to this country. Her leadership, specifically, for the Virgin Islands, is truly commendable, and just…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his tremendous leadership. And also, just very briefly, I want to mention to my colleague from California on the other side, I remember the Reagan-era tax cut period also, and there was a huge…

I thank Congressman Veasey for yielding, but also for his remarkable leadership here in Congress and for hosting this very important Special Order this evening. Mr. Speaker, I rise, along with my colleagues in the Congressional Black…

I am one who wants to increase NIH's budget in all diseases by extra, by the millions and the billions, because NIH is a lifesaving institute.

as we speak, our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida are recovering from a series of devastating hurricanes. Over 100 people have lost their lives because of these terrible storms, and many more are struggling to get by day…

I would just ask, how do we get funding for more research to address the entire population? That is what I want to know.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 51, as…

our constitutional structure puts in place a Federal Government with powers that James Madison described as ``few and defined'' and those reserved to the States as ``numerous and indefinite.'' Among other things, the Constitution gives…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50, as…

I am offering this amendment to pay back western communities for the loss that occurs to them as a result of the widespread ownership of Federal public land. As I have long stressed, Federal land is often a bad bargain for State and local…

I am offering amendment No. 1430 to repeal ObamaCare regulations that are wreaking havoc on our health insurance market. Healthcare costs are rising dramatically, unsustainably, and unaffordably. Healthcare costs are rising as a result of…

I rise in support of this amendment. This would correct a great defect in our Tax Code--the parent tax penalty. We have been punishing parents for decades because of the way our Federal tax system and our senior entitlement…

I ask unanimous consent to extend debate by 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wish to thank my colleague, the Senator from Wyoming, chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Enzi, for allowing me, as the vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, some time on the Senate floor to discuss the budget. Our budget…

I want to thank our ranking member for yielding time to me and for her tireless leadership. Mr. Speaker, as a Representative from northern California, let me just say that my thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors in the North Bay. I…

I rise today to honor the life of Elder Robert D. Hales, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Hales passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, at the age of 85. He leaves…

Once again, Republicans are determined to balance their budget on the backs of the most vulnerable; to hand tax breaks to millionaires, and billionaires, and corporations; and slush funds for Pentagon contractors. This budget is cruel and…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Also I want to thank him for his tremendous leadership in continuing to craft the Congressional Black Caucus' budget which really does reflect our Nation's priorities and our values, so I rise in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just want to thank the gentleman and Congressman Pocan for their really great leadership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and for crafting a budget which creates economic growth, a decent…

First, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership as our ranking member on our Budget Committee. I rise in strong opposition to the Republican's so-called budget plan. I am a member, yes, of the Budget Committee and…

This should really be a wake-up call to this Chamber to defeat this bill immediately. Instead of ramming through a bill that would push more people into poverty, we should be working to create good-paying jobs and expand opportunities for…

First, let me thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding and for his tireless leadership for families everywhere. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2792, the so-called Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act. This cruel and…

I ask unanimous consent that George Elmer Shambaugh, a national security fellow in Senator Young's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that Mac Conforti, a member of my Judiciary staff, be granted floor privileges. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Makan Delrahim as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Delrahim is someone I have known for over 15 years. He is eminently…