Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. As a grateful nation, we must implement meaningful VA reform. Every day veterans contact my office seeking…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. As we have all seen from various reports and news stories, increased accountability at the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act. This legislation is part of our continued focus on improving the Nation's healthcare system beyond the passage of the American Health Care Act. The bill ensures those…

Mr. President, a year ago today, Americans--myself included--awoke to the shocking news that 49 of our fellow Americans had been killed overnight in one of the deadliest mass shootings, mass attacks in our Nation's history. I recall that…

Mr. Speaker, June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, impacting more than 500,000 people in Florida, and 5 million Americans nationwide. It is also the only top 10…

The U.S. Government wants the people of both Cuba and Venezuela to thrive under representative democracy.

The concern is basically is that we cannot allow geopolitical pressures from China to influence our ability to broadcast the truth, particularly in that language in Mandarin.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Florida, Congresswoman Demings, my colleague, for reading the letter of Joshua. How inspiring it really was. Next we have a statement from our dear friend, Eric Rollings, who is one of our…

President Trump's Cuba policy makes clear the administration's intent to support the Cuban people by advancing human rights and democracy in Cuba.

When it comes to foreign aid, it is less than 1 percent or about 1 percent of our budget.

I am a big believer in foreign engagement because it certainly has paid extraordinary dividends.

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Demings) for sharing Brandon's story. Next we have a story from a friend. ``My name is Jim McDermott, and I am a good friend of Chris Brodman who was the first survivor of the Pulse massacre to…

Yeah. He's still the attorney general. The FBI works on more than just the 2016 investigation.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Demings for sharing Chris' story. A coworker of mine, Ramses Tinoco, who survived the Pulse Nightclub shooting, sent me this letter entitled ``Everlasting Unity.'' ``My name is Ramses Tinoco, and I am a…

I do.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Florida, Representative Val Demings. First of all, I thank her for her service in law enforcement and also for her husband, Jerry Demings' service in law enforcement and to remember the 1-year mark of…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a list of the names of those who perished in the Pulse Nightclub shooting. [From www.cityoforlando.net, June 12, 2017] Victim's Names Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old; Amanda L. Alvear, 25 years old…

Mr. Speaker, as I stand here tonight before you, in my hometown of Orlando, thousands of people are gathered at Lake Eola Park like they were 1 year ago to mourn, honor, and pay tribute to the 49 lives we lost on January 12, 2016. We were…