
Mr. Speaker, I stand today in strong support of S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. First, I would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership here, and also our…
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Mr. Speaker, I stand today in strong support of S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. First, I would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership here, and also our…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 122) supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American…

we want to see that data. Since it got brought up, why pick on only just one part of the system.

It's just mind blowing. And the death and injury of individuals fall at the responsibility of some of those very people who look the other way.

I'm willing to invest the political capital in a way that does not play well back in North Carolina.

I take notice. We talked about this yesterday. We've talked about it multiple times.

WMATA is not a fine wine. It does not improve with time. What we must do is we must act today.

Far from your testimony of robust oversight, you don't have the capability for much by way of safety oversight.

all of my comments are directed at getting the attention of Maryland and Virginia that we need a dedicated funding source.

The Secretary chose to do nothing about that other than give it to you.

John Kennedy said that to govern is to choose. And you clearly have made these choices.

I urge you to contemplate that next time you decide to opine about the relevance of Metro in my jurisdiction.

No employee should ever fear retaliation if she steps forward to report conduct that makes her feel afraid.

To act with haste on a bill that I think is well-intentioned... that is worthy of examination.