Madam Speaker, I would just ask--because we have expressed a deep concern about this when we found out about it. It wasn't something that was discussed in the hearings, and yet, it shows up in the report. And it seemed to be designed in a…

Madam Speaker, I would hope that the gentleman would work with us to get to the bottom of this. As the gentleman pointed out, he is not aware of what the chairman is really doing. Neither am I, but I am very concerned about what the…

Madam Speaker, I guess the gentleman is acknowledging it is a foregone conclusion that they are going to pass impeachment of the President by saying it is going to go to the Senate. But let's keep in mind, when you talk about three out of…

Madam Speaker, hopefully, we will get to the bottom of whatever Chairman Schiff has done with these phone records. I do want to correct the Record. Ambassador Sondland was asked, under oath, in committee: Has anyone on the planet shown any…

Madam Speaker, when asked under oath whether or not he had any evidence of any link between investigations and money, he said no. And the bottom line is President Zelensky got the money. The quid pro quo that was being alleged didn't…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Let me just pick up where they left off. Whether it is a reauthorization, whether it is a restoration, it does not matter. What this is, is fixing the stain on America that prohibited and…

This is not an easy decision, it's not a comfortable decision, but it's one that's necessary.

House Democrats have been working to impeach President Donald J. Trump since the day he took his oath of office.

this whole production is a sham and a reckless path to a predetermined political outcome.

the facts before us are undisputed. Of course, everyone here knows that that's simply not true.

They say: ``As long as responsible management is in place, which is currently the case for sharks in the Gulf of Mexico, there is no need for this legislation.'' They say: ``The practice of shark finning is already illegal in the United…

This is part of the overall consideration. Yet this bill attempts to gut legally sustainable shark harvesting that is part of the overall fisheries management process and doesn't take into consideration what impact that will have. In…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to be upfront. I have caught dozens of sharks in my life. I have released every single one of them intact. I have never gone shark fishing. It was…

In fact, the director of shark research for that institute says, ``The folks that are pushing the fin ban campaign want to simplify it to this very simple message that if we ban the fin trade in the United States, we save sharks all around…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of Judge Angelique ``Angie'' Reed, who passed in the city of New Orleans. Judge Reed was the quintessential judge. She was fair, but she was firm. She expected the best out of lawyers in…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise with a heavy heart to acknowledge the life and legacy of Coach Marvin Keelen. Coach Keelen coached at Goretti Playground in New Orleans, Louisiana. I met Coach Marvin probably when I was about 13 years old; and he…

You have got to integrate an offense and a defense strategy into the Flood Insurance Program.

I also caution that it needs to be means-tested because we have a lot of people who don't live on the coast...