the North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned 70 last month. Congressional leaders invited NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to deliver an address before a joint meeting of Congress to mark the historic occasion. The Secretary…

I am prepared to close. I have no other speakers on this important matter. I just want to continue to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and our lead sponsor, Dr. Foster, for his thoughtful elevation of the importance of…

I appreciate the gentleman from Indiana's comments. He has been an excellent author. Again, Madam Speaker, you hear the testimony from both sides of the aisle, from constituents in both these districts, and the importance of this. Madam…

I thank Madam Speaker for the opportunity to speak on this important resolution, H. Res. 327, and I want to thank my good friend from Illinois, Dr. Foster, for his passion on this measure to benefit, particularly, the young people in this…

I appreciate the work of the sponsor, Mr. Gottheimer, and his important personal testimony about his family and the importance of this bill. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr…

I've heard from countless members of the FBI that are grateful and thankful for the president's decision.

The big take away here is that the sentiment is 100 percent accurate. The FBI is a better place without James Comey.

I acknowledge that I had a slip of the tongue when I used the word countless but it's not untrue. Comey was a disgraced leaker who tried to politicize and undermine the very agency he was supposed to run.

Look, we've heard from countless members of the FBI that say very different things.

I don't think Congress, particularly not this group of congressman and women are smart enough to look through the thousands of pages that I would assume that President Trump's taxes will be.

Yet more often than not, our ports and inland waterways are not maintained to their fully authorized widths and depths.

It is an exciting time to be working on this issue together.

The Nation's waterways give producers and manufacturers reach to acquire raw materials and distribute finished goods in a competitive marketplace.

That Congress has allowed this to persist, as our needs only continue to grow, represents a problem in dire need of a solution.

The needs of our ports, harbors, and inland waterways are substantial, and they continue to grow.

So what are the types of specific commodities that come from those States that otherwise would have a very difficult time reaching global markets?

I'm happy we have such a diverse panel so that we can gain their perspectives on the issues facing ports, harbors, and inland waterways.

we raise this point today, not just because of what has happened to Donald Trump's nominees over the last 2 years, but we reached this point because 16 years ago the Senator from New York started this Senate down a path that was…