I introduced H. Res. 81, which I believe is essential for holding Russia accountable for its intentions on this illegal war.
As Chairman, my goal is to de-politicize Capitol security.
My heart goes out to the victims and families of those murdered in an apparent right-wing extremist shooting in Allen, Texas.
This is abhorrent, and there is no room for political violence in our country.
There is a place for enforcement, but, you know, I found that we had success with intervention prevention efforts.
If we want to protect the homeland and support law enforcement, we must reform the laws that let dangerous people obtain weapons.
Crime should never be an opportunity to demonize and vilify a whole population of American citizens.
The statehood petition, which Congresswoman Norton has introduced, makes all the sense in the world.
You have exercised your rights under the First Amendment and the Ninth Amendment to petition for statehood admission, and we salute your pat...
We have got bills here in the House where one of my colleagues has offered, a Republican colleague, offered a bill to eliminate ATF.
I can tell you that at least in my district in Northern Virginia, we fully support the autonomy of D.C.
I urge my colleagues to support statehood for the nearly 700,000 D.C. residents.
If our colleagues choose to ignore the statehood petition of the people of Washington, there is not much we can do about that kind of moral ...
Washingtonians must endure lectures about their unfitness for democracy from other people's representatives...
It was not a Democratic protest or response. It was not a Republican protest or response. It was an American response to an injustice.
I think, in fact, I know that I am the only Member of this Committee that voted for D.C. Statehood in 1993.
Congress has the power to modify the boundaries of the Federal District.
In a 2016 referendum, 86 percent of the residents of Washington, DC. voted in favor of D.C. Statehood.
