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I look forward to working on a bipartisan basis to make sure that this peace holds, to make sure that progress is made on the ethnic issues--that we give Bosnians and Herzegovinians every reason to continue to want to embrace Europe and to…
Today, July 10, I rise to celebrate my son's birthday. I also rise in honor of my father's birthday, which was yesterday, and he would have been 74. A representation of the future, I recognize John Forest Kelly, known to us as JFK. He was…
I am coming at this issue from a unique perspective. Both of my parents were schoolteachers. As I was growing up in Mississippi, my father was county superintendent of education of the largest public school system in Mississippi for…
it is my understanding the Senate is still considering remarks with respect to the education legislation that is pending before the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Amendment No. 2085
If climate change is one of those risks, we have to task the Department with coming up with an approach to manage it.
Today's hearing title mischaracterizes the Department of Homeland Security's programs that address security risks linked to climate change as 'climate politics' and a 'misplaced focus.'
What impact would climate change have from an emergency preparedness standpoint and the fiscal soundness of the Flood Insurance Program?
One of the issues that people have not focused on is, if you look at who the bad people are in this country right now, they are not Muslims, they are not people who identify with the Islamic faith.
I support the interest my colleagues in the Majority have demonstrated to countering violent terrorism wherever it rears its head.
I have a privileged resolution at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. ___ Whereas on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first State to secede from the Union…
I appreciate the gentleman yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, to someone who has lived his entire life in the State of Mississippi and has had to endure a symbol that represented bigotry, hatred, and everything this country is not, I am…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to refer will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption of House Resolution…
We must move beyond the perceived fears of the unknown and focus on credible threat information and allow the security vetting systems we have in place to work.
Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and that no single approach can protect us completely.
However, I would warn us against overstating fears and creating a level of suspicion on an already vulnerable population.
Our networks and databases cannot be protected by one protocol, one sophisticated procedure, or one magic arrow.
Throughout our history, the United States has been a haven for refugees fleeing persecution and those who would play on our fears should not derail that proud legacy.
The idea that they would be met with suspicion and hate upon arrival in the United States is an affront to the values we uphold and promote.