We began Operation Inherent Resolve, which is a war against ISIS, on August 7, 2014. President Obama announced at the time that we were engaging in targeted airstrikes against ISIS because of their advance toward Erbil. There is a U.S…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, it truly is an honor and a privilege to reflect on the careers of three dear friends as the gentleman spoke so eloquently about Congressman Randy Forbes, Congressman Scott Rigell, and Congressman Robert…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his kind remarks about all three of these fine Representatives. I yield to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who knows them as well.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Goodlatte for yielding. It is my honor and privilege to be here to recognize these three Virginians who have served their Commonwealth so well. Scott Rigell and I were elected along with Robert Hurt back in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) for his hard work and his leadership on this issue, and I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) as well. This is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. On October 30, 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law the Justice for All Act of 2004. The law contains four very important sections related to victims of crime and improving…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2577) to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing…

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. 5422, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5422) to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on S. 2577, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today we consider on suspension H.R. 5422. This bill corrects an inadvertent change made in the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 that caused grant funding…

The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, also known as FLTCIP, was created in 2002 to provide affordable long-term care insurance to Federal workers and their families.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for the honorable way in which you have responded to my request to have this hearing.

I'm anticipating arguments in our next Congress on this subject matter that this would be an unprecedented role for the Federal Government. Not true.

I'm the ranking member of the subcommittee, and I'm going to use every influence I've got to make sure you are summoned back to this subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, I too join the chairman and the ranking member in saluting the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). I remember him telling the story that he was a teenager at the outbreak of the war in Korea, living in Harlem, and didn't…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), my friend, for yielding. I rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 165, reaffirming longstanding U.S. policy in support of a direct, bilaterally negotiated settlement of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Let's pass this legislation in honor of Congressman and former Judge Ted Poe, who has been a champion in the battle against human trafficking. I urge my colleagues to support the bill…