Madam Speaker, I think it is important that we be honest about why we are here today. Every major problem in this bill that this bill purports to tackle was actually created by President Trump himself. First, there is Trump's policy of…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Securing America's Future Act. It is obscene to bring this deeply flawed bill to the floor when thousands of children have been ripped from their parents. Americans across the country are…

Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was not present for votes on June 21, 2018, due to my son Joshua Jeffries' graduation. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``nay'' on rollcall No. 279, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 280, ``yea'' on rollcall No…

Madam Speaker, our job as legislators is to listen to each other and find common ground, to compromise for the good of the American people. Today, Trump Republicans are trying to do comprehensive immigration reform without any committee…

Mr. Speaker, my first real professional job was as a social worker at Whaley Children's Center in my hometown of Flint, protecting kids who had been the subject of child abuse, victims of child abuse. We knew then, as we know now, that the…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from Washington, a member of the Rules Committee, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I really came down here to take part in this debate because, yesterday, for 7 hours, we were at…

Mr. Speaker, we are out of time. Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what these bills do. They address the issue in a compassionate, fair way. {time} 1515 They address the issues of coming out of the shadows, and they are given permanent legal…

Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee report (H. Rept. 115- 772) to accompany House Resolution 954 should have included in its waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4760 a disclosure of the following violation: Clause…

Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleagues of the words at the base of the Statue of Liberty by Emma Lazarus: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuge of your teeming shore. Send these, the…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday's Detroit Free Press reported that two babies were taken by the Department of Homeland Security from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and flown in the dead of night last night to Grand Rapids, Michigan--one…

What does it take to run for office in this country these days? I would venture to say I was affected to a certain degree, but then I have the ability to make choices.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the State of Virginia (Mr. McEachin). Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate myself with the comments of my colleagues about the importance of our Nation's premier outdoor recreation…

Mr. Speaker, as I begin, I and many others have been outraged by the President's zero-tolerance policy, so it is so therapeutic for me to stand before you today and talk about a program that brings us together rather than divides us. Today…

I applaud Representatives Barr and Tonko for its introduction.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this Republican-only compromise immigration bill. The only thing that is compromised in this legislation is America's source of strength as a nation of immigrants. This bill guts asylum…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York, Congressman Nadler, for this opportunity to speak on this bill. Madam Speaker, I was hired to work across the aisle, to come to Washington to get things done, to fix problems. Earlier…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the rule and the shameful Border Security and Immigration Reform Act. I am dismayed and embarrassed that the Republicans are attempting to claim that this bill is a compromise. This…

Developing cleaner fuels must be part of the solution to these ongoing challenges.