Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry), the author of H. Con. Res 75.

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thank Mr. Fortenberry for his very eloquent remarks and for reminding us that this is an existential threat to Christians, but really, as well, to civilization. I thank him again for the resolution. Mr…

Mr. Speaker, Iran once again has blatantly scoffed at the West by breaking its agreements. Just this last week, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps test- fired several ballistic missiles. The missiles were reportedly designed to hit…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, ISIS, this evil group, has been intentionally targeting Christians worldwide because of their religious belief. ISIS not only targets Christians, it targets any religious group…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, before I left Houston early this morning, I met with President Ma from Taiwan, and we had an interesting and wonderful discussion. Taiwan and the United States share a lot in common…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in firm support of H.R. 2080, which reinstates and extends the deadline for construction of the Clark Canyon Dam hydroelectric project. The dam is located outside of Dillon, Montana, and will provide critical…

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to congratulate Congressmen Sam Johnson and John Lewis for being named the first two recipients of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Congressional Patriot Award. This prestigious award was established to biennially…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in firm support of H.R. 2081, which reinstates and extends the deadline for construction of the Gibson Dam hydroelectric project. Similar to the project before, the Gibson Dam--this is situated in Augusta, Montana--is a…

what we all want is good and effective government. And for me it is irrelevant whether that good and effective protective government is at the Federal level, at the State level, or the local level.

there is a serious critical difference between the response of Governor Snyder and the response of Governor Kasich.

I would love to follow up with you on that at some point.

there is a real and imminent threat that we are going to see hatcheries actually close this year unless significant progress is made in reducing this backlog

what does the service need, in terms of funding and personnel, in order to work through this backlog

the hatcheries are also important to our commercial and recreational fisheries, which are really big economic drivers in our State

I think we can all agree that we have a long way to go on addressing this challenge.

we have a terrible end result. We have people drinking unsafe water.

Mr. Jeffries, I paused for a moment as I was listening to you, and you are so absolutely right; the vehicle, the power of casting that vote, the power of making a difference. Mr. Speaker, I think one of the things that is so significant…

Mr. Jeffries, as I listen to you talk about the rich history and what we are dealing with today, I think about you serving on the Judiciary Committee. I think about how, as Members of Congress and members of the Congressional Black Caucus…