I thank my friend from New York, the ranking member, for the time. Mr. Speaker, I come this morning with some good news that should make us all very comfortable. We have received an intelligence dispatch from ISIS and ISIL, and the good…

I want to start by reading a quote from today's Politico: A faction of House and Senate conservatives is pushing Republican leaders to take the battle over the Homeland Security Department to the brink, arguing the party would win the…

This month, in a very short period of time, the Department of Homeland Security is going to run out of money. Our enemies, they plot, they plan to do us harm, and this Republican majority in this Congress refuses to give the Department of…

The three most important topics in the President's State of the Union last night were, in order of importance: middle class, middle class, and middle class. Now, some have called the President's desire to strengthen the middle class with a…

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Madam Speaker, last week terrorists struck France, reminding us…

I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Israel moves to recommit the bill H.R. 240 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage of the bill. The…

The tragedy in France has put us all on notice that the threat of terror is strong and we must be prepared. We need to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security is ready, willing, and able to detect and stop what happened in France…

I thank my friend from New York, the distinguished ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate all of my colleagues on our swearing in. I just hope that it doesn't trigger 2 years of swearing at. It really does not have to be that way, Mr…

I thank my friend. Madam Speaker, last week I met with a constituent from Huntington Station on Long Island, and she said to me, ``Mr. Israel, war is never the answer.'' I would agree with that view that war is never the answer if I…

Just a few moments ago, this House passed legislation introduced by me and the gentleman from Oklahoma, Tom Cole--the Israel-Cole resolution--supporting Israel's right to defend itself, condemning Hamas for sending rockets over the border…

Once again, as so many times before, the people of Israel are under missile attack from the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, with 300 rocket attacks since June--150 just over the past few days--forcing children into shelters, with the…