terrorist violence against civilians in Israel has been accelerating in recent years amounting to what is now called the silent intifada, the term meaning ``violent uprising.'' Perhaps it is called silent because we are not paying enough…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ending U.S. Aid for Palestinian Acts of Terrorism

Congress previously imposed a moratorium to prevent the FAA from issuing more robust regulations on the operational safety of commercial spaceflight until 2023.

I missed rollcall votes 334 to 336. Had I been present, I would have cast the following votes: Roll call 334, on H.R. 5525, vote ``nay.'' Rollcall 335, on H.R. 5388, vote ``yea.'' Rollcall 336, on H.R. 5389, vote ``yea.'' personal…

This bipartisan, bicameral bill was developed over the course of 2 years, incorporating feedback from a variety of stakeholders, ranging from State and local governments to child welfare organizations. I want to thank these stakeholders…

For all our best intentions, we too often see government programs fail both the constituencies they are intended to help and the taxpayers who fund them. Thousands of families across this country continue to be trapped, generation after…

The decline in manufacturing employment is one of the factors that has led to a shrinking middle class.

That is just a cold-blooded decision that Americans do not count as much as their profits.

So how do we make America work for them?

They are wrong situations, is what they are.

It seems like gaming the system to want to make your product somewhere else in the hope that you can sell them back to here, to the United States.

That is devastating. That is the future of America.

as my colleagues know, I come to the floor each week to deliver a ``waste of the week'' speech. My concern over excessive government spending and spending on nonessential programs in wasteful ways needs to be shared with the American…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Working Together to Protect our Communities

I appreciate the gentleman's yielding, and I do rise to join with the chairman in opposition to the amendment. I appreciate the intent of the gentleman from Florida as well as the gentleman from Michigan. I will be rising in support of two…

I don't necessarily oppose the gentleman's amendment, but I would want to make some remarks regarding it. The European Command believes this amendment would make it more difficult and costly to acquire energy for European military…

I, again, think that the gentleman overreaches. It is micromanaging, and I am opposed to his amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

I simply join the chairman in opposition. I respect the gentleman from Colorado very much, as well as the gentlewoman from California, but the committee has spent the last half year trying to make very discrete decisions on spending. I…