Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, but I am not opposed to the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentlewoman's concerns. It is important to discuss these important issues. I will continue to work with the gentlewoman and the department to ensure that these issues are addressed. Mr. Chairman, I reserve…

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment, but I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Madam President, on immigration, in the past few weeks, it has not been so optimistic. The Trump administration has created a humanitarian crisis at our southern border through its cruel family separation policy. An Executive order signed…

Madam President, first, on appropriations, the Senate is continuing the process. I thank Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Leahy, and Leader McConnell for their work in helping move this process forward. It has been a long time since the…

Madam President, on taxes, one of the chief arguments behind the Republican tax bill was the idea that giving corporations a substantial tax cut would compel companies to hire more workers, give raises, and expand operations. After a few…

POTUS Trump will nominate a strong conservative in the vision of the late Justice Scalia who will uphold all the God-given liberties enshrined at the Constitution of the United States.

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 294 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 295. ____________________

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(increased by $6,000,000) (reduced…

Our Republican colleagues in the Senate should follow the rule they set in 2016, not to consider a Supreme Court justice in an election year.

Mr. Chairman, I congratulate Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky for this great bill. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my bipartisan amendment, which increases the funding for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program by a…

The atrocities grew greater because of inaction.

It is clear to see that this situation is worsening and that we want to make sure that Cameroon is not the site of a civil war or doesn't become a humanitarian crisis.

To hear the story of how he and his family fled during the genocide has perked up my ears to concerns that go on anyplace in the world, but especially Africa.

Mr. Chair, 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 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 34, line 13…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her support, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have had the privilege of traveling to North, West, and East Africa on numerous times now.

Mr. Chair, my amendment would increase funding for the Quantum Information Science program within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account by $5 million, and decrease the operation and maintenance defense-wide fund by…