I think, when we come to the floor, we are obligated to as much educate our colleagues who may be back in their offices or in meetings as it is to educate the general public. {time} 1630 The name of this bill is distorted and incorrect. I…

Citing from The New York Times, ``Outside Rachel Roberts' house, a skeleton sits on a chair next to a driveway, a skeleton child on its lap, an empty cup in its hand, and a sign at its feet reads, `Waiting on FEMA.' '' I want to…

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 3, line 11, insert after ``settlement agreement'' the following: ``(other than an excepted settlement…

It says: ``We mentioned that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the targets of the very surveillance that eventually led to the formation of the first Church Committee. This Black History Month, we should remember the many…

Reclaiming my time, barbecue is good everywhere in Texas. Where there is a will, there is a way. The Astros have the will and the way. Go Astros. ____________________

I thank the manager, Mr. Veasey, for his leadership, his sensitivities, his sensibilities, and his empathy, knowing his distinguished wife and the leadership she gives to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. I am sure that there are…

Go Astros. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, so many impacted, our boys of summer brought it home this weekend. In the words of David Barron: ``With their season on the line, the Astros drew comfort from the familiar ground on which…

And help Americans, but Hurricane Harvey has to be in the next bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

We are now a few days after the most violent and largest massacre in modern American history in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many that you encounter has a story, amazingly, about who was there during that week. They obviously were not at that site…

Puerto Rico has no power. The U.S. Virgin Islands has no power. St. Johns is completely collapsed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The people are dying from contaminated water. Mr. President, how can you abandon the American people? This bill…

Let me first of all say what the world is coming to and how much our friends, our neighbors in America have had to go through: the most recent tragedy and massacre in Las Vegas, and now the horrendous, unspeakable tragedy by fires in…

I join with my colleague from Illinois and demand that the Children's Health Insurance Program that will help millions of children have healthcare be reauthorized now, and certainly it should be done before we leave for the work recess. I…