Mr. President, a new report from NBC News last night detailed the inhumane treatment of migrant children at the Arizona border stations: allegations of sexual assault, retaliation by Customs and Border Protection officers, overcrowding…

the health of our children is reflection of the health of our Nation

This is our first hearing on childhood trauma in the history of the Oversight Committee.

I just want to commend her and to commend our chairman for having the foresight.

I think there is a reason for that, not only due to the expertise and the courage of our witnesses but thanks to the tireless work of our chairman and the work of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.

I can only imagine what is happening in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Today marks the fifth time this subcommittee or the full committee has met to discuss recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

these programs are not just the right thing to do, they support our national security and economic growth and help promote democracy abroad.

Mr. Chair, this is a good amendment, and I would like to mention two measures. First, key provisions of my BURMA Act are included, as they were in the last Congress. The Burmese security forces perpetrated genocide against the Rohingya…

the oversight of programs and operations to ensure accountability and effectiveness of taxpayer dollars must be a paramount focus of all government agencies.

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. First, I know the majority feels this is just a technical fix to an administrative error, but it raises an important issue, again, for…

I have been dismayed by the White House's response to Irma and Maria.

When this subcommittee asked FEMA to testify about their response to hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the USVI, they refused to even send a witness.

Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding. First, I thank my colleague and counterpart, Chairman Jim Langevin, for his bipartisan work on this bill. As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

With the top-line of $735 billion, this bill would cut personnel accounts; limit programs that deter against great power competition, such as Russia and China; and severely regress all the efforts we have put in to recover readiness from…