I do think it is always important to remember that as troublesome as these flows of migrants and refugees are, it is merely a symptom, and the ultimate disease is the Syrian civil war. The U.S. administration bears responsibility for that…

I do believe that one of the primary goals of Mr. Putin is to find a division in NATO and find a division in the European Union.

While there not be military application, it would be a convenient political development if Bashar al Assad, who represents a minority sect in Syria, were to ethnically cleanse much of his country of Sunni Arabs.

Will an armored brigade combat team sufficiently improve NATO's ability to respond?

Will the rotating unit deploy with their organic equipment and rolling stock or fall in on theater equipment?

For recently freed African Americans, education denied to them under slavery was a critical component of understanding freedom. In the wake of the Civil War, with the widespread awareness that education was essential to the advancement of…

I thank Congressman Murphy for this time and for bringing this issue to the floor of the House. I thank my friend, Mr. McDermott, from Washington, for his views. Congressman Murphy's bill opens a bipartisan conversation on how best to…

As it has been noted, Puerto Rico has lost about 10 percent of its population and over 250,000 jobs in the last 10 years.

I find it incredible that anybody associated with the Federal Government would be in the presence of a retailer selling a lawful product...

I was interested in the port fees issue, and I wondered if you could talk a little bit about that.

I think this has been a good hearing. We covered a lot of ground.

I ask unanimous consent that the confirmation vote scheduled for 11 a.m. this morning be moved until 12 noon, with all other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Let me appeal to you. I mean, look, obviously, I have got a major retailer in my district...

Mr. Chairman, how would you call that anything but intimidation? You are the heavy hand of government standing in a retailer's office basically intimidating them to the point where they stop selling a product that is on their shelves. How…

I am gravely concerned about the tactic that we have discussed.

this Administration's model of preservation and a total hands-off approach.

this Memo and plan looks to me like it could be used as an impediment for any use and management of our resources.

How do you mitigate something that is irreplaceable?