I rise this evening to celebrate the life of a dear friend, the Honorable Peter Brown, former council member at large for the city of Houston. Tomorrow he will be memorialized in Houston, Texas. It saddens me that I will not be able to…

As a member of the Budget Committee, I rise in strong and unyielding opposition to the Conference Report for H.R. 1, the so-called ``Tax Cut and Jobs Act,'' which more accurately should be called the ``Republican Tax Scam Act.'' With this…

I hold in my hand the vote tally for the ``Tax No Jobs'' bill. It is interesting, when you are asked about the tax bill, they put the word ``jobs.'' This was a very close vote, and 12 Republicans understood this was the worst vote, worst…

As a member of the Budget Committee, I rise in strong and unyielding opposition to the rule and the Conference Report to H.R. 1, the so-called ``Tax Cut and Jobs Act,'' which more accurately should be called the ``Republican Tax Scam…

A bill that is done in the dark of night, in the midst of a crisis like the lack of Perkins funding for our students, the lack of funding for CHIP and for healthcare for millions of Americans--yet our friends on the other side go without…

Wherever I go throughout my district and speak to an audience, I always acknowledge the veterans and Active- Duty military. I think that is one unifying factor for this Congress and for this Nation. Today, the President offered a national…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I thank her for her leadership. I am sure she is leading on this devastating day and devastating loss in her district that she would much prefer not to do. As I listened to my colleagues, each of…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me and for her leadership on this very important issue. She is standing in the gap because all that we have heard from Republicans and their media advocates is that their intention, of course, is to…

Let me thank the gentlewoman from Florida and the author of the legislation and manager for their leadership on this issue as members of the Oversight Committee and indicate that I rise to support H.R. 4171. I am a member of the Judiciary…

I really rise on behalf of the American people. All it takes is a simple pen and cooperation between appropriators to get the job done. Just a few days ago, I listened to representatives from the city of Houston. They are only a sample of…

My good friend just spoke on the floor of the House, and I certainly look forward to working with him and being committed to standing against any legislation that does not provide Hurricane Harvey funding, and the CR does not. There is…

I thank the ranking member for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article by Mark Kelly entitled ``Good Guys With Guns Can Be Dangerous, Too. Don't Gut Conceal Carry Laws. Why is Congress about to Vote to Loosen Gun…