it was wrong.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a departing member of my office, my longtime senior adviser, Jaime Lizarraga. This is a moment of great official pride as, last week, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership as chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I am grateful for the bipartisan support that the bill is receiving here. Madam Speaker, I rise today in…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII the following: SEC. 13__. REPORTS AND…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, this bill does not impose new regulations. These are existing tools that the FBI and the DOD already use. What this bill seeks to do--this is about protecting the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment to have transparency and accountability over American taxpayer money sent abroad. I am proud to be supported by Chairman Castro and Chairman Sires of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer this amendment. In the fiscal year 2020 NDAA, I first requested a study from the Department of Defense on how the Department can best screen and prevent…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. IMPLEMENTATION OF…

Mr. Speaker, this certification process does not end section 333 funding to the Northern Triangle. It simply brings accountability and transparency on how U.S. equipment is being used in the region. Mr. Speaker, I request a ``yes'' vote…

Specifically about the time period, the 187 minutes within the White House, what the President was doing, and how he could have played a role in preventing more violence, if he had merely gone to the briefing room and asked people to leave…

Madam Speaker, I did not vote on Roll Call vote No. 304 as I was chairing a Ways and Means Committee hearing. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 304, Providing for consideration of the following bills: (H.R. 7900)…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership on the very important elements of the rule that will be brought to the floor today. I thank him, and I thank all the members of the Rules Committee. I particularly want to acknowledge…

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), who is my good friend. He is an active member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and serves on the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Madam Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 10 minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I welcome the support of the gentleman from Montana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), my good friend and member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, where he is an active member…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I am delighted that the ranking member is offering his support for this bill. I accept that support, but I do not accept his objections. This bill, I mean, yes, I do say that we are…

Madam Speaker, nothing could be more important or a higher priority in defense of our Republic than to address the unaddressed grievances of our veterans. We are keeping our promise to our veterans. We are saying today that doing so is a…

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mrvan), my good friend who is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization and on the Veterans' Affairs Committee.