The President's proposal with respect to all other workforce programs is a 40 percent cut.

I look forward to working with the President, Congress, and other stakeholders to find a solution to protect workers' pensions.

If confirmed, I will apply the language of the National Labor Relations Act and its amendments to matters that come before the Board.

Any additional comments to that, Mr. Sullivan, on Latin America?

I know this is kind of a hard question to answer generally, but as you are looking at Latin America generally, do you think the arch is going in the right way, the wrong way, kind of staying the same? Or is it spotty, depending on the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2810, the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act, but I continue to be surprised at some of the national security pundits who believe that a diminished force structure will improve our…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to thank Members on both sides of the aisle for their hard work on this, especially the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler) for taking the lead on this, also the gentleman from…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler), the chief sponsor of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2480) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG program, and…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 2480, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, Mr. Speaker, we continue our battle against the scourge of human trafficking with H.R. 2480, the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act. This bill…

It is great to be asking somebody a question that does not have to deal with Russia.

Assembled leadership of the intelligence community. Do you believe that the January 2017 intelligence community assessment accurately characterized the extent of Russian activities in the 2016 election, and its conclusion that Russian…

I think we managed to try to scoop a lot of those back in back in 2008.

I commend in terms of moving up to 250, and I even say there may be regional banks that would be even slightly higher that might be afforded some relief.

The patent trolls, as they are known, then move on to their next victim.

Four years ago, I introduced the Innovation Act to address the litigation abuse problems that could not be solved by the America Invents Act.

When I became chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, I placed a priority on reducing litigation abuse wherever it occurred.