I remain concerned that we may still be underestimating Russian capabilities and plans to influence the 2018 midterm and future elections.

I think a 30-day, 45-day even, is a reasonable amount of time to be able to go through a Secret clearance.

I believe that our mission in the intelligence community will win the day.

I think in the end state we should be able to clear 80 or 90 percent of those within 30 days.

There is one area that I have not heard you talk about. As you know, in Oklahoma we've had a lot of wildfires.

Mr. President, I thank Senator Tillis and the Presiding Officer for acknowledging our time to have this conversation. This is a serious conversation because this is a NATO ally. Dr. Andrew Brunson has been in Turkey 24 years. For 23 of…

Mr. Speaker, the House is often described as a family, but it is a lot bigger than 435 Members. Our extended family, of course, includes the staff of the House and the staff of each and every Member; the Capitol Police who do such an…

the lack of recognition that you've had for three decades from our Nation because you've served in a way that no one has seen.

We are the resources. I know it is not any different in Arkansas than it is in Oklahoma.

I just want to remind everyone that not only myself, but also Chairman Barrasso is with Senator Boozman on this legislation.

the best decisions on water issues happen at the State and local level

It is one of the few things that really works well in Government, is the way we do the WRDA bills.

I would like to just reinforce comments made by my colleagues about the importance I think of ARPA-E.

The budget reforms in this bill will provide an ongoing 5-year window of certainty and transparency.

I applaud the leadership of this Committee for continuing that.

Congressman Blumenauer and myself, we don't typically agree on a whole lot, but when we start talking about this, we do agree 100 percent on this issue.

You are making an assumption here that is actually not accurate.

I believe strikes the right balance of maintaining and strengthening patient protections, while allowing for the limited sharing of substance use disorder treatment records.