The Federal Government has had a drastic, very dangerous decline in their Federal purchases of peanut butter.

I don't know that when in my lifetime, I have been more concerned about the internal security of America.

the threat of ISIS as not only being what I understand the most well-funded, the best organized terrorist organization possibly in the history.

It's time to put some teeth to it, sir.

I would also strongly urge a very clear understanding of the freedoms of Americans, that just because someone is a part of a non-profit organization, they have not waived their First Amendment rights.

Obviously the concern is if these payments are slow in being received, at some point I'm fearful that our veterans will receive diminished health care across the board.

To file the notice, to file the request, the union has to have 30 percent of the number of employees affirmatively signing a petition that they want to have this organization take place.

My point on this is that's day 1 when that filing takes place, and the hearing in 8 days is automatic?

This appears to me to be analogous to the U.S. Senate passing a resolution that says any incumbent seeking reelection can only file 10 days before the vote.

The point I would make is, we established a long time ago as a country that business needs to treat labor right.

In light of the President's plan to remove Cuba from the state-sponsored terrorism list, which I strongly support, how can the U.N. be of help to the United States in normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba?

In fact, I asked them that exact question: What prevents you from doing this? Nothing.

They made me feel like a criminal. But there is no way I am a criminal.

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her leadership in this very important issue. Once again, I want to urge all of my colleagues to support this strong, bipartisan piece of legislation, and I yield…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 710, the Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act. First, I would like to thank the gentlelady from Texas (Ms…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 710) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card program, and for other purposes. The…

Honorable Members of Congress, you are our last remaining line of battle.

I did not serve three combat tours in Iraq only to come home and be extorted by my Government's use of civil forfeiture laws.