Mr. Speaker, the amendment is to train and equip Syrian rebels. Well, let us see how that has worked in the past when America has trained and equipped individuals. The United States has spent billions of dollars in Iraq to train and equip…

For most people, dyslexia is a disability. But if we change the way we approach it, we can turn disability into possibility.

I hope today's hearing will serve two purposes. First, contribute to our understanding as policy-makers about the neuroscience of dyslexia.

One out of every five people struggle with dyslexia in its various forms. In fact, it is the most common reading disability in America.

I hope every Member of the Science Committee will cosponsor that resolution and we will urge them to do so.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Portman pertaining to the introduction of S. 2839 are…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleague from Rhode Island to talk a little bit about a very important piece of legislation we are introducing. It is called the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014. I think it is fair…

Madam Speaker, I stand in opposition to this amendment because this proposed strategy actually reflects a lack of commitment to really destroy ISIL and the other Islamic extremist groups that we are at war with. Here are just a few reasons…

By any means necessary we are going to defeat them.

Are they the enemy of the United States?

I call them ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

The United States has made a commitment to protect ethnic and religious minorities who have been subject to ISIS in Iraq.

Madam Speaker, I thank our chairman. This proposal just examines one piece of the puzzle, not the totality of the Syrian crisis. The White House should have come to Congress for a full authorization for use of military force in Syria to…

I have come to the floor almost every week. I think I have come to the floor every week it was possible to be on the Senate floor over the course of the last year to discuss the changes we have seen in health care. We are now approaching…

How can we expect a few thousand Syrian rebels to fight against ISIL and Assad at the same time?

Does Assad still have hidden, undeclared poison gases and chemical weapons?

The President doesn't have the will to do all that is necessary in Iraq and Syria.

Justice, justice shall you pursue.