Either my Republican colleagues endorse and agree with this policy of separating families at the border for political gain.

Mr. Speaker, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, the diversity visa lottery was established as a way to diversify the United States. Over the past 28 years, the visa lottery has helped to fortify the image of our country and enlarge…

Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, I cannot sit here as if this is business as usual when we are currently facing a tragedy that is taking place as we speak at our southern border.

No objections.

So all told, this tax bill is badly skewed to wealthy Americans.

There are very modest tax cuts for middle class and little or no tax cuts for the working poor.

Mr. Speaker, in late May of this year, a 5-year-old boy named Jose and his father arrived in El Paso, Texas. Together, they had braved the dangerous trek from Honduras to the United States in search of freedom from gang violence, poverty…

Our policy, obviously, toward Afghanistan is critical.

This President has made more progress toward bringing peace to the Korean Peninsula than any other President.

What we need is for North Korea to declare all of its nuclear missile facilities, we need to send inspectors, and we need a freeze.

It seems like we are going backwards.

the very nature of a peace settlement... has to be negotiated with Afghans and not over the heads of Afghans.

The Trump administration announced its approach to deal with the stalemate nearly a year ago in what it termed a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia.

What I see with what President Trump has done is he's changed the dynamics of negotiation.

The administration has taken an important first step. But much work needs to be done.

The joint statement that emerged from Singapore contains few specifics about how these talks will advance our ultimate goal.

After many years of war, it's crystal clear that there is no military solution to end the fighting in Afghanistan.

We have spent $752 billion is the number I have--so we are well over $1 trillion--trying to bring peace to Afghanistan.