Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me, and I thank him so much for doing this Special Order. I want to begin, first of all, by thanking my colleague on the other side of the Capitol, Senator Tim Scott, for a tremendous…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Speaker Ryan for his comments this morning and thank him so much for asking the people of our great country to take stock. I want us to take stock in more ways than one. I often talk about having been born and…

Mr. President, I rise today for the final time this week. This has been a very emotional time for all of us and I believe a pivotal time for our Nation. For me personally, I believe our brightest days are still ahead of us, and I will tell…

Mr. Speaker, this report says that the General Accountability Office has found that between the years 2006 and 2015, 89,000 people have been blocked from purchasing weapons who were not eligible to purchase weapons because of their…

Mr. President, I rise today to give my second speech this week discussing the issues we are facing as a nation following last week's tragedies in Dallas, Minnesota, and Baton Rouge. This speech is perhaps the most difficult because it is…

Mr. Speaker, I come today to draw attention to the fact that tomorrow evening we are going to be hosting a SpeakOut on the west front of the Capitol, the west lawn, and we are going to be highlighting four pieces of legislation: H.R. 1217…

Madam Speaker, in recent weeks, Speaker of the House Paul Davis Ryan has presented the A Better Way agenda on how to build a more confident America. I am grateful for the Speaker promoting A Better Way to defend America's families and…

To ignore their struggles--our struggles--does not make them disappear; it simply leaves you blind and the American family very vulnerable.

I don't believe all the solutions we need start in government, but we need people doing things that only individuals can do.

We need to realize that no fly, no buy also violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendment guarantees of due process.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses on how the U.S. efforts in the Caribbean can improve.

I believe it is critical to work with our neighbors to mutually promote economic growth through trade liberalization.

I want you to know that I have heard you.

To me it is a win-win situation.

I think there is great opportunity. I talk about jobs, energy, and the founding fathers all the time.

We have adjourned for the August recess break and we wanted to continue.

But I will say that what we see in this country with these acts in San Bernardino and Fort Hood is radical Islamic jihad, radical Islamic terrorism.

Mr. Chairman, seismic testing has been done all over the globe for decades, not a single verifiable instance of a marine mammal being hurt or killed due to seismic activity. In fact, I am on the Natural Resources Committee. We got Abigail…