Montenegro's membership to NATO could be a driving force of stability in the region.

Mr. Speaker, career technical education answers the call that we hear from industry and from students alike to train students in fields where high-quality jobs are available. We know that means both equity and quality. Equity, of course…

we have a challenge and the premiums are up.

the promise was premiums on average would decrease by $2,500 per family. Obviously premiums have gone up.

Congress has an obligation and a Constitutional responsibility to enforce its compulsory legal authority where warranted.

I'd like to enter the Constitution into the record.

the Majority apparently seems to have some trouble grasping and that is what Attorneys General... are looking into is whether energy companies like ExxonMobil have crossed the line into criminal behavior

Accordingly, we join the broad-based request that the President utilize his authority under the Antiquities Act to protect the nationally significant cultural and archaeological resources of the Bears Ears area this year.

We appreciate the substantial time and resources dedicated to the pursuit of a legislative solution to this critical preservation issue by local and national stakeholders, including local governments, our partners in the conservation and…

We appreciate the sustained efforts of House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, and members of the committee to develop a legislative solution to address the long-term conservation of nationally…

We want to commend Congressman Bishop and Congressman Chaffetz for their support of this project over the years.

I introduced this legislation to prevent ransom payments to Iran.

Even the State Department now admits that this payment was--what? They say, well, it was 'leverage' for the release of American hostages.

Americans are tired of being misled by the White House, by the State Department, and anybody else, for that matter.

It is arrogant, it is offensive, and it should not be tolerated in this Congress.

I sat with the president of the Navajo Nation last August and he had no idea what Bears Ears was or where it was.

Do not play the charade with us if all you want to do is just go with your environmentalist lobbyists, environmentalist friends, and screw the rest of Utah.

By 2013, the national monument threat had spawned a collaborative effort in which Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz solicited input from stakeholders via each county in eastern Utah.