Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4571, does exactly that, strips the authority. And Congress can and has the authority to strip from law enforcement units and Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management their authority and their ability to enforce the…

Mr. Chair, during rollcall Vote No. 453 on H.R. 5538, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no.''

The President is sticking to a strategy that is better suited for losing a war than winning one.

We must define the threat in order to defeat it, just as we did with communism and fascism.

We will never forget.

This is the greatest threat of our time, and I urge each of you here today to explain to this committee and to the American people how you are planning to elevate our defenses to keep Americans safe.

The past month we witnessed 4 major terrorist attacks, in 4 weeks, in 4 countries, including the deadliest terrorist attack on the United States homeland since 9/11.

I do, and hope that the administration will really be very strong because I think now is the time to draw that line in the sand that says we're not kidding.

I plan on initiating a letter to the Secretary of State, taking many of your comments today.

The importance of MOUs. If they're entered into in good faith and robustly carried out, especially by our side, they'll work.

I thought the idea of saying enforced to the least extent possible was a very strong sense of we want more.

If Nico and the other abducted American children aren't brought home then we should just simply revoke Brazil's benefits under this program.

Japan needs to really be on the list. I don't know how they didn't qualify.

I plan on having another hearing--hearings, and I'm never going to stop as long as God gives me breath.

the prospect of another attack by a self-radicalized actor, someone inspired by a terrorist organization is the thing that most keeps me up at night.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Conscience Protection Act, which would prevent the Federal, State, and local government from discriminating against healthcare providers who choose not to participate in abortion. I am a…

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 440, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to S. 304 because this Republican bill discriminates against women. In fact, it promotes discrimination by sanctioning interference with a woman's ability to make her own personal health decisions. This…