The Army is seeking $182.1 billion in its current request, which is an increase of about $5 billion over amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018.

You can't let the market run ahead of you, technologically.

We should never be behind the market, should we?

With this budget request, the Army will continue to build readiness and counter threats posed by near-peer competitors while modernizing in order to face future threats.

I thank my colleague, Mr. Shimkus, for this important legislation. This is a bipartisan piece of legislation that, it has already been said, puts our country back on the right track in honoring that commitment that was made by the Federal…

if people object to that citizenship status question, they should just not answer.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 176. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

This country will never truly achieve its fullest potential until we are able to unleash the enormous talent and intellect and imagination of all of our people.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP, offers assistance to millions of Americans who cannot afford nutritional food for themselves and their families.

the best antipoverty program, a good-paying job.

I really believe that.

It is just beyond my comprehension that anybody would oppose that for able-bodied adults without children.

The thing that really bothers me about all this is that it comes across to me that some folks really do want to see people remain dependent on the government, and that, I just can't believe it.

My point here is that there are, right now, about 6 million available jobs.

I grew up dirt poor. I mean, my father had an eighth-grade education. He's blind in one eye. And I was able to get out of that situation by working, not by going on a government program.

I applaud the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans) for leading this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I especially want to acknowledge the Congressional Black Caucus for always being the ``Conscience of the Congress'' and for taking on…

I absolutely will. As my colleague just said, I think what I want people to remember is that we, as Americans, do make promises to other Americans. We do it all of the time. The promise that I am talking about with social safety net is a…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has already said he will make sure enough U.S. attorneys and judges are in place at the border to rule on the cases of this caravan.