I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding to me and I associate myself with his remarks. The Durbin amendment has not helped consumers and, in fact, has hurt them. It has hurt small banks and credit unions. The only entities…

Madam President, I come to the floor today to highlight the importance of travel and tourism in our economy and also to make the point that we are welcoming of people from other countries--and we are welcoming of people in our country, as…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, it is not my intent today to oppose the amendment; however, I do want to express my reservations over the amendment from the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I think it is important that we set…

I am proud to stand before you today to speak on the rule and in support of H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, which represents years of hard work by our chairman, Jeb Hensarling, and the entire Financial Services Committee. For nearly 8…

We need to bring accountability and transparency to a Bureau that has been thwarting congressional oversight and due process. Additionally, the CHOICE Act will increase lending in our communities, open up our economy, end taxpayer-funded…

Mr. President, this weekend we will mark the beginning of the Memorial Day remembrances that we do every year. Memorial Day, of course, is on Monday, but many activities will begin even today and tomorrow to honor those who have died in…

Well, I will tell the gentleman that the legislation that he and I have worked on for a number of years and that he has spent the better part of a lifetime as a judge and as a legislator on is saving lives; but, sadly, my hometown of St…

I thank the gentleman. I would say, Mr. Speaker, that these online predators are the bane of our existence. It is a dark underbelly of the human trafficking and sex slavery trade that is out there, and it is absolutely unconscionable that…

I thank the gentleman very much for the opportunity to co-lead this Special Order with my dear colleague, Congressman Ted Poe, for Human Trafficking Awareness Week. I was thrilled, Mr. Speaker, that yesterday the House passed my…

Mr. President, I want to follow the comments made by the President pro tempore of the Senate--the Senator from Utah--talking about problems that people have and problems that grow every day with their future look at healthcare and what it…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for his leadership on this area of human trafficking, along with the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), my good friend, for all of her support on this human trafficking issue. Mr…

Mr. President, there is a reason we are talking about healthcare, and we should be talking about healthcare. We should be looking for the gaps and trying to find those gaps. I had a long conversation this morning about people who have…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues on the floor to talk about Police Week. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, during this week, all across the country, people are honoring the men and women who serve as law enforcement officials. Clearly, they deserve and receive recognition every day for what they do, but this is an incredibly…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Coons. The pieces of legislation to support officers and their families are wide ranging, even legislation to be voted out of the Judiciary Committee today. It was exactly 1 year ago today that President…

Mr. President, before we turn to Senator Cornyn, I want to mention his leadership in the National Criminal Justice Commission Act and also thank Senator Grassley for moving the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act out of his…

Madam President, I want to talk today about a topic that I think is getting more attention now than it has gotten for some time--but still not the attention it deserves--and that is to talk a little bit in May, which is Mental Health…

Madam President, I appreciate my good friend's comments on this but also his commitment to seeing that we make this happen. As he mentioned, this is a bipartisan effort, but it is an effort that had about a 10-year lag, and we are doing…