I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding me time. My colleagues on the other side cry: Action, action. However, in February of 2025, there will be no action unless we pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act. Mr. Speaker, I rise today…

I further ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection.

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 107 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 93 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 93 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Last night the Rules Committee met and reported out a rule for one measure, H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority…

I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I have so much more I want to say, but this all really boils down to one question: Whose side…

I understand there are all kinds of concerns on the other side of the aisle, but we are talking about the HALT Fentanyl Act. I could stand here and talk about Burma. We heard today that the President has extended the emergency situation…

I am prepared to close, and I offer the gentleman from Massachusetts an opportunity for whatever comments he has remaining. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining…

If WinRed is doing something to make it easier for foreign actors to donate by having massive numbers of small donations sent in, more than happy to look into that; as well as ActBlue.

Mr. O'Neill, the Virginia attorney general, Jason Miyares, is looking into ActBlue and whether online fundraising entities are following Federal law.

I would point out that, while you mentioned Elon Musk, who is a U.S. citizen, you did not mention George Soros, who also is a U.S. citizen, but both of those have given money.

I thank Mr. Weber for yielding to me to say a few words about my friend, Dr. Michael Burgess. First, I rise to congratulate you. You are finally graduating from Congress. You have done a great job during your two decades here, and your…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. I am pleased to be here to today to say a few things about my friend, and I will say the nice ones. I am teasing. They are all nice. I do appreciate having that opportunity. I was listening to…

When Hurricane Helene hit, the County of Pulaski was designated a couple of days before the city of Radford for FEMA assistance, and the people of Fairlawn were told that they were not in Pulaski but in Radford, so they couldn't get…

I believe that if we have a strict germaneness rule, no matter who the Speaker is, it makes that Speaker more powerful vis-a-vis the Senate.

I hope that you all would keep that.

I think we need to go back in and work on the germaneness rule.

The problem is the rule has never been used. The rule is not effective as it was written.

A violent domestic terrorist attempted to assassinate Republican Members of Congress.

There are too many what-if's in a situation like this because Congress has not fully considered the implications of a mass casualty event affecting Members.

I think we need to take some next steps, a process that is a deterrent of a disaster.

John Lewis, a colleague, great American, he used to say 'good trouble.' He did not have this in mind.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 33, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $8,750,000)''. Page 39, line 18, after the…

My amendment is just plain and simple common sense. It addresses the importance of all types of research and development funding at the Department of Energy--specifically, the energy research conducted at the Office of Fossil Energy and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction account), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the…