Madam Speaker, last week, a gunman shot his way across south central Kansas, and then inside of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas, killed three people and injured over a dozen. It is impossible to make sense of such violence and…

I can think of no better words to use than the ones you did, and I am proud to be part of this rare, perhaps unique, oasis of bipartisanship in the United States Congress.

I was very surprised by Chris Christie and also, so many of the positions that Donald Trump has taken so opposite of what Chris Christie has taken.

I have always been a fan of the Personal Reliability Program, and relaxing a standard doesn't sound like the best way to make sure our nuclear weapons are safe, secure, and reliable.

nuclear deterrence is the Nation's number one priority defense mission, and we must recapitalize our nuclear forces.

I hope if there is any wrinkle or blip here, that you promptly notify the subcommittee, because we are very interested in this commonality issue.

There were almost 1,000 incidents in the last several decades of problems with securing nuclear weapons by the U.S. Air Force.

I mean, my friend from California says well, the Kurds aren't subject to genocide. Well, what if they are tomorrow?

Well, I think one of the purposes of our hearing here is to try to understand what happened.

In my community yesterday, we buried a young police officer. She was 90 minutes on the job, first day.

This begs the question, why do our gun control policies allow for the purchase of a weapon designed for maximum destruction?

Unfortunately, the answer is pretty ugly.

I take my friend from California's point. His concern, I think, is that we not dilute something, with the best of intentions.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to join the millions of Americans who will mark the annual celebration of March as Women's History Month. During Women's History Month, we celebrate the successes of America's women throughout our history and the…

Because in the Western Hemisphere, as Dr. Hotez says, we are so interconnected, Florida to Brazil, and Latin America and Colombia, and Puerto Rico, to Mexico, to Haiti.

The Zika outbreak began in Brazil nearly a year ago, and it's rapidly spread across the Americas.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome, Mr. Secretary. It is good to have you here.

Could you name those specific areas so that we have that?