Blake Moore

Obviously, they don't get what a sovereign wealth fund is. It just is a balance of payments between countries, and I think that it is a dilatory argument.

I thank you so much, Madam Ranking Member. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1090. I must say to Representative Wagner she is correct when she says that there were 30 Democrats--I am one of them--who supported similar legislation…

I thank you so much, Madam Ranking Member. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to support this bipartisan initiative to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. The Export-Import Bank is about three things in this country that we…

The DOL rule that is being reproposed seeks to mitigate these conflicts of interest so that the best advisers in companies get clients and compensation based on the best interest and the outcomes for their clients. I think that this is a…

Since we are considering this reconciliation bill, I looked up the word ``reconciliation'' because I thought maybe I don't know what the word means. They say that reconciliation is a process of making consistent or compatible. Mr. Speaker…

78 percent of Planned Parenthood's patients are at or below 150 percent of the poverty level, 41 percent of low- income women consider OB/GYN their primary source of health care, which Planned Parenthood provides, and in my own State…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I am in opposition to this ill-conceived legislation brought forward from my good friend and colleague from Wisconsin. I realize that good people can differ on topics, and I have been…

Thank you Representative Tonko. I want to associate myself with all the comments from my great colleague, Marcy Kaptur. Mr. Speaker, I can tell you, when I was elected to Congress, no one could have paid me to believe that we would be on…

On rollcall No. 486, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

I thank the madam ranking member for this opportunity to speak on H.R. 1847. I also want to thank all of my cosponsors on this legislation: Representative Huizenga, Representative Crawford, and Representative Sean Patrick Maloney. Mr…

The clock is ticking on the global competitiveness of U.S. workers, and the GOP has yet--has yet--has yet to put to a vote the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Export-Import Bank levels the playing field globally for U.S…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 28, line 2, and insert the following: (b) Swap Data…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin has 2 minutes remaining.

My amendment is simple. It really seeks to harmonize the regulatory regime for both the security- and commodity- based swaps. I am so pleased to be joined on a bipartisan basis with Representatives Rick Crawford, Bill Huizenga, and Sean…

My amendment transfers $2 million into the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act for the purpose of expanding and improving police training to safely and appropriately respond to mentally ill individuals. Now, Mr. Chair…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the gentlewoman offering the amendment at this point in the reading? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as…

My inquiry is, has the concurrent budget passed? Is it law? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot respond to a parliamentary inquiry on a non-pending measure.

Before I start, may I make a parliamentary inquiry, sir. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her parliamentary inquiry.

Well, the rule, Mr. Speaker, is really clear. It says that the provisions of the House Concurrent Resolution 27, as adopted by the House, shall have the force and effect in the House as though Congress has adopted such concurrent…

Thank you so much, Madam Ranking Member. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1195 and not because I don't think it is a wonderful idea that Mr. Heck has come up with, along with his colleague from the Republican side, for a small…

It is very heartbreaking to think that it has been a whole year since our girls, 276 girls, were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. I think the importance of memorializing this is to talk about the nature of terror and its cruelty, to…

I could just sit down and say I agree with everything that the gentleman has said, but I want to add my voice to this debate and rise to support the Democratic motion to instruct conferees. As Mr. Van Hollen has said, there are provisions…

I will use it expeditiously. I mean, 3\1/2\ days of pay loss is equivalent to a month of groceries. People can't afford to do it. It is not just good for people, it is good for our economy as well. People won't use the emergency room as…

Let me thank the ranking member and my colleagues on the other side for the tremendous effort and work that they have put into this budget. Mr. Chair, of course, I am opposed to the Republican Study Committee budget. This is the committee…

Thank you so much for that courtesy. Mr. Chair, it is really my privilege to discuss the social safety net programs that are at the heart of the Congressional Black Caucus budget. The CBC acknowledges the efforts on the part of the…