More Syrians are standing up for their dignity. The Assad regime will come to an end. The Syrian people will have their chance to forge their own future. And they will continue to find a partner in the United States of America.

Madam Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, beginning on line 2, strike ``employee or officer'' and insert ``employee, independent…

Madam Chairman, I just want to thank the ranking member and the chairman for the way you have approached this in a bipartisan effort, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I do urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. We can and should do better, and I'm hopeful that we still will do better.

Madam Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 2 minutes remaining.

Every day, U.S. Web sites, databases, and operating networks are threatened by foreign governments, criminal organizations, and other groups trying to hack into our systems and wreak havoc. Daily we read about infiltrations of the networks…

I have a question about greenfield investment, new investment versus merger and acquisitions.

if the vast majority of FDI is used to acquire preexisting United States' businesses that were previously owned by Americans, I am less clear about the benefits.

A portion of your testimony is rights provided to foreign investors should not exceed rights of domestic investors.

I would agree that we should be concerned if that is the case and we need to promote that U.S. is the best place to invest.

I am hoping that we can keep our run of bipartisan hearings and work.

I agree that we should consider ways to increase investment in this country, both domestic and foreign.

Madam Chair, I sincerely want to thank the chair and ranking member of the Intelligence Committee and express my appreciation for all of their efforts to work in a bipartisan manner and to address the concerns raised by me, by civil…

So my question is, if you could tell me what the Department of Commerce is doing, what you are doing, your administration is doing to distinguish between these two types of foreign direct investment...

So I commend the Department of Commerce for seeking to resume this collection.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the Department of Energy's budget proposal on nuclear waste. It's a joke--but as a representative of nuclear electricity consumers and taxpayers, I don't find it funny. DOE Assistant Secretary Peter…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her work on this legislation. I'd also like to thank Chairman Smith and Chairwoman Lummis for all their work on this bill. It's been nearly 4 years since we last reauthorized and…

Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking the gentlelady for yielding and for her support on this bill, and thank Chairman Smith for his support and for moving the bill early in this Congress. I also want to thank Mr. McCaul for working…