Secretary Tillerson has been clear about our opposition to the NS2 pipeline.

America was demonstrating the kind of leadership that we have been looking to see.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 714 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 714 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

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. 719 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…

I understand why our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are having a hard time keeping track of their arguments. We watched yesterday the distinguished minority whip stand up and say that we ought to do our work, and then move to…

I agree with my colleague on the other side of the aisle, my colleague from Massachusetts. There is shameful action underway in this Congress, and that shameful action is the fact that, I will say once again, we are in a situation where…

If my colleague from Massachusetts is so concerned about the government shutdown, about children's health, about providing relief for healthcare, then I assume that he will be voting ``yes'' for the CR that comes to the floor later today…

Could I inquire how much time is left on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Wyoming has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3 minutes remaining.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 694 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 694 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Is the gentleman prepared to close? Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as long as the gentlewoman doesn't have any other speakers, I am prepared to close.

I reserve the balance of my time to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to say to all of my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans, that this process is lousy. This is…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for your indulgence and the committee's indulgence in allowing me to be here today.

the fact that one body appears unable to do its job, the fact that the Senate is unable to do its constitutional obligation to pass an appropriations bill for defense doesn't absolve the House of Representatives from doing its job and its…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 231, nays 178, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 21…

On this historic day in this Chamber where President Roosevelt appeared the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, I rise to honor a World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, Mr. Clarence Varos, who will turn 100 this weekend. Born on…

I would just note, in response to my friend and colleague from Massachusetts, that if the gentleman's leaders are so fragile that they are scared off by a tweet, then probably they need some new leaders. And I don't suspect that his…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 634 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 631 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 631 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

I am prepared to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record two letters in opposition to H.R. 3905 signed by virtually every major environmental organization in the…

I want to thank my colleagues, Mr. McKinley and Mr. Emmer, for their work on these important bills. I want to thank my colleague, Mr. McGovern. I am glad to hear him say that they want to put people first. Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what…

There are many Members of this body, Mr. Speaker, on both sides, who like to quote a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs that the debt is the biggest national security threat we face. That is only half of his quote. The second half of his…

I would also like to thank my colleague, Mr. Byrne, for his hard work, both on the Armed Services Committee and on the Rules Committee, on this important rule. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the rule that will allow for…

I was unavoidably detained in a meeting with the Secretary of the Navy. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 616.

I thank my colleagues, Mr. Newhouse, from the Rules Committee, as well as Mr. Westerman, for their work on this bill. I rise in support, Mr. Speaker, of the rule for consideration of H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act, a bill…