First of all, I want to thank the ranking member for his courtesies, and thank the committees for their courtesies. I would not desire to not move forward H.R. 494. So any motion for amending at this time, I would like unanimous consent to…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her leadership, and I thank both the ranking member and the full committee chair. And I thank Mr. Deutch from Florida, for it looks like, in this instance, Florida and Texas and many other States…

We are awaiting a ruling, and may have to--but I at least want to get it on the Record. You see what I am saying?

Let me say that the gentleman from New York is doing an excellent job. He has translated the great leadership of the New York legislature and brought it here to the House. We thank the gentleman for his service. I have been affected by the…

Let me, first of all, thank the ranking member for his kind support of this legislation. I think we have been together long enough to know how important this kind of work is; and a tribute to his father, who certainly probably ran across a…

So I will close at this time asking for support of this legislation. But as I do so, I cannot help but thank--I think we have had---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas will suspend. The gentleman from Georgia is…

I thank the gentlewoman very much, and I acknowledge the words of the ranking member of the full committee and acknowledge the work of the chairman, Mr. Nadler, of the committee. I am glad that these bills that we have just debated and one…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for engaging in the colloquy on this important issue, and I think we have created a record that indicates that this bill is the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization…

I rise this afternoon to recognize and acknowledge gun victims in America. This week in the Judiciary Committee, we held an important hearing on beginning the first steps toward real commonsense gun safety legislation. In listening to…

Let me thank the gentleman. We are inquiring, and I am just going to say it publicly. We were about to engage the ranking member, but we are inquiring to be sure that the bill is complete. Its language was, ``and Anti-Bullying and…

If I might, I assume I can proceed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized.

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his astute analysis and his service on the Rules Committee, and I thank my good friend from Georgia for offering his recognition of the value of our Federal workers. Mr. Speaker, this morning, I…