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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I will note that the exclusion of those serious offenses was in the base bill. We didn't have to be convinced of that. We used the definition of ``veterans'' in the veterans code, and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I would just note, once again, that those with dishonorable discharges are not eligible under the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal), a member of the Immigration and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), who is a proud member of the Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee and a long-serving member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill is an important step forward to making sure that those who served our country in the military are given every consideration. We know from the reports we receive from our…

I think our investigation really did have the effect of stimulating the Justice Department to get moving.

But I got news for them. I'm going to continue doing it, in whatever committee I serve on.

We intend to conclude all of our work, including the issuance of the report, before the end of the year, so that means this month.

I think that Congress, when it sees evidence of criminality, particularly affecting the institution of Congress, has responsibility.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro), who has played such a useful role in the crafting of these measures.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on H.R. 7946. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Well, the case against the former President just gets worse and worse and worse.

The facts support a potential charge against the former President. And, you know, the Justice Department, in my view, needs to hold, you know, everyone equally responsible before the law.

Mr. Speaker, for my friends across the aisle, this is an opportunity to honor our brave veterans for their heroism, regardless of the country they were born in. We commemorated Veterans Day last month, and I can think of no better way to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Lofgren for her leadership and Chairman Nadler for his staunch support to move my bill, the Veteran Service Recognition Act, through committee and to bring it to the floor. As chairman of the House Committee…

I am pretty damn tired of the dancing around.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 600,000 DACA recipients who are terrified that a forthcoming court ruling will force them to leave the only country they've lived in and loved. These young men and women came to the U.S. as…

Don't dance with us. Give us the specific information we need to make it happen.