Mike Conaway

If there are jobs available--may not be the job that they necessarily want, but a job is a job, and so having these folks have the initiative to get off the welfare programs and go to work is particularly important.

Section 7: ``All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. ``Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the…

I was not present for this vote as I was at the White House for the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Had I been present, I would have voted ``YEA'' on rollcall No. 467.

May I inquire as to how much time is left on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Minnesota has 11 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I thank the ranking member for bringing forth this resolution that I cosponsored. Mr. Speaker, Nord Stream II is an underwater gas pipeline that, if completed, will transport natural gas from the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time and bringing this bill forward. Mr. Speaker, as the title says, this bill authorizes the National Park Service to study the feasibility of maintaining the George W. Bush Childhood Home. It has…

I thank the gentleman for the time and for leading this effort tonight to recognize National Bible Week and the importance of it. Mr. Speaker, above your head is emblazoned the national motto of our country, which says, ``In God we…

We had an opportunity yesterday to share with Dana, his wife, his mom and step-dad and hear the staff talk about Damon. It was clear that Damon had created a family, that they loved him, that they respected him as a professional, and that…

I rise also this morning to honor the life and legacy of my friend, Damon Nelson. A lot of wonderful, lofty things have been said about him this morning in this Chamber. Every single one of those was true. I certainly identify with each…

Does the regime explain why they are not--why they are making their own people suffer like that?

There is no physical barriers? There is no blocking forces? There is no issue why they wouldn't do that, other than he just does not care about his people?

I hope that we can reset this debate and find a new way forward on both reauthorization and the Commission's budget in the upcoming months.

I appreciate my colleague's motion, and I ask Members to support it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the…

Bad actors have figured out how to use this new currency.

This ICO market is rife with scams and frauds.

Digital assets like Bitcoin and Ether... represent a new way for people to interact and exchange in commerce.

Providing a strong, clear legal and regulatory framework for digital assets is essential.

We guard against illicit activity like tax evasion or money laundering. We insure for financial stability, and we protect investors and consumers.

Perhaps no question has generated greater uncertainty than how to determine if a particular token is a security.

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his dedicated work on the committee leading us through these rather tumultuous times on a lot of fronts, but he has done a terrific job, and I have been proud to serve on the committee with him…

The scope of this problem is really not appreciated unless you go to our borders and see what happens. All the things that come into this country, that are shipped into this country, generally come in on wooden pallets, and those wooden…

This attempt at legislating is a little late. For all of the rhetoric, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have said for over a month now that this bill was so broken they couldn't fix it. They come tricking trotting in here this…

I represent a lot of cattle ranchers, but also represent folks who raise sheep and goats. Black vultures are a big predator during kidding season. When these small lambs and young kid goats are on the ground, they are susceptible to the…

I thank the gentlewoman for letting me speak on her amendment. Mr. Chair, I have the great pleasure and honor of representing a community called Notrees, Texas, and so to be standing up in support of a forestry amendment might be a little…

The U.S. is the third largest importer of sugar in the world, and virtually all of that comes in duty free. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer).