This Committee has demonstrated time and again that U.S. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority.

Healthy budgets are a good start, but they must be followed up with solid management and oversight to make certain taxpayers' funds are spent well.

Congress has a responsibility to authorize and appropriate funding necessary to accomplish the tasks it directs NASA to carry out.

It is time for NASA's contractors to deliver.

I think the American people are rightfully sometimes frustrated by the Federal Government when things go wrong.

Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration and its attacks on families seeking asylum are in full force. The Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, just announced this week that victims of domestic violence and gang violence will no longer qualify…

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request only supports 93 percent of the Air Force depot maintenance requirements and 92 percent of the Navy's aviation…

We expect to have that completed before the end of the fiscal year.

I think that we all agree that when the American public thinks of the term 'national defense,' they envision our proud service members stationed around the world, and the equipment, the ships, tanks, and aircraft that we supply so they can…

Without properly maintained ships, submarines, aircraft, and weapon systems, our forces cannot perform necessary training required to build readiness or meet the operational requirements that are placed upon them.

So to lessen that 180 days?

Mr. President, I begin today by congratulating my friend, the senior Senator from Kentucky, Mr. McConnell, on becoming the longest serving Republican leader in the history of the Senate. This is an institution where somebody once wisely, I…

Thank you so much, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for your leadership in holding this important hearing.

One of my biggest concerns is the increasing amount of collaboration between repressive regimes as dictators and their accomplices get together and they share best practices and techniques for crushing dissent.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2147, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act. For many veterans, the transition from military service has been successful, with few challenges. However, that is not the case for all veterans…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Counseling Act. Currently, women veterans represent over 9 percent of our Nation's veterans, and that number is expected to increase to 15 percent by the year 2030. As more…

Turkey is moving away from democratic principles at a rapid rate.

I wanted to tap my foot and say amen to my friend, Mr. Keating, from Massachusetts, and his comments and his questions.