Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, a U.S. Army interpreter, who risked his life serving our country for over a decade in Mosul and Baghdad, was stopped at the airport and detained for 18 hours. His name was Hameed Khalid Darweesh. Why was he…

I will just finish this up very quickly. I think we need to look to where this problem emanates. It emanates from the President's adviser, Mr. Bannon. He has been at this for some time talking about the nature of America being a White…

Mr. Speaker, I rise here to protest the deaths that are occurring, protest the horrible situation that our President has put upon us. I include in the Record a letter that I have received from the University of California at Davis, and the…

It is a terrible situation, but I do want to---- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Banks of Indiana). The time of the gentleman from Maryland has expired.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 40. This resolution undermines our NICS background check system. I am a gun owner and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, but this isn't about denying people the right to own a gun. It…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) as well as the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for hosting this important Special Order hour. Congressman Raskin and Congresswoman Jayapal are two of the newest…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to overturning the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule under the Congressional Review Act. Undoing this rule would once again allow…

Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government, which spends billions of dollars contracting with private companies every year, has an obligation to demonstrate and promote responsible behavior. We should not be in the business of working with…

Putting him on the NSC is making America less safe.

Betsy DeVos, the nominee for Secretary of Education has advocated for a lack of oversight and regulation in Michigan's charter school law.

That's interesting.

Is it appropriate for anyone who's made blatant racist, Islamophobic, transphobic, and homophobic remarks to serve in these capacities?

In your opinion, what other information is critical in ensuring your son receives a high quality education?

These appointees have made blatantly racist, Islamophobic, transphobic, and homophobic remarks.

In my own district, I have a constituent, Sarah Vigrass, who works for California Virtual Academies, managed by K12 Incorporated.

Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to vote against this previous question so that the bill to overturn President Trump's ill- advised ban on travel can be addressed. {time} 1245 There has been a lot of dustup and discussion about this, but…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this attempt to politically override the Interior Department's stream protection rule. Much like the destructive mountaintop removal practice that this rule is designed to prevent, this Republican…

What I hope that we can prevent as Members of Congress, as legislators, as responsible elected officials, that we not go back to those days.