
I live upon the Atlantic shores of the Florida peninsula. My constituents understand in a very deep way the economic and environmental importance of our oceans.
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I live upon the Atlantic shores of the Florida peninsula. My constituents understand in a very deep way the economic and environmental importance of our oceans.

This is one of the important reasons that I co-founded a congressional Estuary Caucus with Chairwoman Bonamici.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, what we are witnessing is a President who poses a direct threat to both our military families and America's national security. First, as we have heard, there is no border…

I would like to think that everyone in this room at one level or another is enjoying the success that we are seeing continue in this country right now.

If somewhere there could just be just, say, given a certain level of pollution, you know, or certain measurements that you've taken, and here is a list of every single thing from oyster beds to oxygenating to on down the list, and then…

I've always said that the answer is very simple as two steps. One, stop putting bad stuff in it; and two, start removing the bad stuff that is already there.

Madam Speaker, I guess tomorrow we will find out if there is anyone that Michael Cohen hasn't lied to. We already know he lied to Congress. We already know he lied to law enforcement, lied to the IRS, lied to three banks, and he is going…

I also want to just echo what many of my colleagues have said, in terms of enforcement.

I am for free trade, but it has to be fair, and we have to level the playing field.

the agreement is only as good as the 2 parties involved.

This is the reason I brought a minor child with me. She was my passport.

Hey, Michael Cohen, do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she'll remain faithful when you're in prison. She's about to learn a lot.

Absolutely not. It's witness testing. When people come before the Congress with an intent to perpetuate their continuous lies, we have an opportunity and I would say an obligation to test who those people lie to.

It's not a function of a greater desire to have the children in the country for the sake of having the children in the country.

I appreciate and I take with all sincerity the concern my colleagues have about children being separated from their families once they reach the United States.

I believe most Americans have a basic understanding that their personal data is being used, but there are certain expectations of privacy...

I think if the companies choose to do that or choose to adopt that approach that would make sense, but I am not sure that mandating it in statute would make any sense. It would certainly hurt innovation.

The policy undermines our country's moral standing in the world that generations of Americans have worked so hard and in some cases have given their lives to build.