To ignore their struggles--our struggles--does not make them disappear; it simply leaves you blind and the American family very vulnerable.

But I will say that what we see in this country with these acts in San Bernardino and Fort Hood is radical Islamic jihad, radical Islamic terrorism.

To me it is a win-win situation.

I don't believe all the solutions we need start in government, but we need people doing things that only individuals can do.

We need to realize that no fly, no buy also violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendment guarantees of due process.

We have adjourned for the August recess break and we wanted to continue.

Madam Speaker, in recent weeks, Speaker of the House Paul Davis Ryan has presented the A Better Way agenda on how to build a more confident America. I am grateful for the Speaker promoting A Better Way to defend America's families and…

I think most of us agree that what is going on in Syria is one of the greatest humanitarian tragedies of our lifetime since World War II.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the so-called Conscience Protection Act, which allows employers and others to block women's access to full health care. Under the guise of conscience…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce the results of a competition that takes place every year. Every year, the House Republicans play against the House Democrats in a golf match that is patterned after the Ryder Cup. This is called the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the World War I Centennial Commission. The United States entered World War I in 1917. More than 4 million Americans served in the Great War, including 350,000 African Americans and the first woman ever to…

I thank the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support H.R. 5119, the No 2H2O from Iran Act. It is now clear that a glaring side effect of the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran is that it incentivizes Iran to…

The burden is disproportionately put on private companies to be the prosecutor of violations of international agreements.

There are many disadvantages to American businesses with respect to China's market barriers, its impediments to competition, lack of transparency, state monopolies, government subsidies, currency manipulation, discriminatory industrial…

I'd also like to extend my appreciation to Mr. Gibson for their work.

Mr. Chairman, seismic testing has been done all over the globe for decades, not a single verifiable instance of a marine mammal being hurt or killed due to seismic activity. In fact, I am on the Natural Resources Committee. We got Abigail…

Mr. Chair, I am very happy to support this amendment, and I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding time and for his commitment to this issue and the preservation of the Endangered Species Act. There are many of us in…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas).