Isn't it true that the function of the Library of Congress to enhance and make available for education and informational purposes to the United States and ultimately the world, that is a mandate that the Librarian has?

In a digital age, if we are going to protect copyright and we are going to make, if you will, works available to the public, both of those have to change.

The Affordable Care Act is often a contentious issue, but I think many of us on the Committee can at least agree that the issues small businesses are facing, have been facing in the marketplace, are difficult.

The hearing today, the conversations we have had now for generations, has been about justice.

Mr. Speaker, our number one priority should always be strengthening our economy and expanding job growth and opportunity. That is why I launched the ``Brad At Your Business'' initiative, to hear firsthand about the opportunities and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the McKeon Amendment to H.J. Res. 124. This is a difficult decision because there are no good options for American intervention in Iraq and Syria. However, ISIL is a barbaric group that poses a direct…

Mr. Speaker, for the last 6 years, I have been spending a significant amount of time making sure that the Federal Government is a better partner in helping families as they deal with some of the most difficult times they will ever…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Smith. I appreciate your leadership and your courtesy. In Iraq and Syria, we are facing an excruciating set of circumstances where there is no clear path forward. Our challenge in the face of the…

I do want to congratulate you on the success so far on PreCheck.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Mr. James C. Russell, master distiller at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and to mark the event of his 60th year in the industry. Mr. Russell, or Jimmy as he is warmly…

I argued then, and I would argue now, that the ICC, which has already had a thumbs down by the Russians, is not up to the task.

This would be an accountability initiative. It needs to be stood up immediately.

I am of the opinion that the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force needs to be rescinded and that a more specific authorization needs to be drafted to combat the ISIL threat.

During times of heightened security concerns, like those we currently face in light of the potential threat ISIL poses, there is a tendency to cast aside privacy concerns in favor of security at any cost.

While doing so, we must also protect against violating the privacy and civil liberties of the American public.

I am concerned that some pain sufferers are not able to gain such access.

We have an obligation not only to remember that, but to be sure that we do all that we can to ensure that the survivors... are both cared for and provided with all the dignity and justice they so richly deserve.

I think that there isn't anyone in this committee or anyone in Congress or the public that doesn't think that more should be done.