I am the head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

My sense in Central Asia is deep anxiety about Russian intentions.

I want to move to another area of concern that I have.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution and add my strong opposition to the resolution before, also. As I read the text of H. Con. Res. 89, whereas by whereas, I found myself in disagreement with virtually every alleged…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Blumenauer amendment to request a feasibility study on the installation and operation of Capital Bikeshare stations on the Capitol Grounds. I would like to thank Mr. Blumenauer for his…

I'm proud to cosponsor the Information Technology Modernization Act, which would create a revolving fund for updating outdated IT systems under the bill.

This hearing is exactly the type of oversight, it seems to me, that we can agree on on a bipartisan basis.

When someone wants to block grant something or give the authority to regulate to Richmond rather than directly to the recipients, say, in my corner of the world, northern Virginia, we get nervous because formulas change and urban and…

I support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which I think has proven to be an effectively managed program that does, in fact, reduce fraud and misuse.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize today's guest chaplain, Reverend Brian Britton, and thank him for delivering this morning's invocation. Reverend Britton serves as the senior pastor of The Dwelling Place Church in Williamsburg, Virginia…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Ted Deutch, for his leadership, and also my good friend, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Florida twins who have so steadfastly brought this matter of conscience and history to the floor of the House of…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright) especially for his leadership on this bill, the MEGABYTE Act. Mr. Speaker, as has been indicated, we spend over $80 billion a year on IT procurement across the Federal…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my friend and colleague from Oklahoma for his leadership and his support on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of a bipartisan bill, H.R. 4906, which I…

the FCC's proposed rules would allow third-party set-top box manufacturers to pull networks apart, ignore copyright protections and dismantle the local and national advertising streams that have traditionally supported high quality…

If Congress is to address the obstacles that successive cuts in defense spending have posed, we need a clear, unadulterated view of the challenges our forces are facing.

Mr. President, I am proud to stand here with my colleagues and friends--Senator Manchin from West Virginia, Senator Casey from Pennsylvania, Senator Brown from Ohio, and, shortly after me, Senator Wyden from Oregon--to echo what has…

How does that affect the Fleet Replacement Squadron where you go to get aircraft and the flying hours that have to be accrued there to make sure our pilots have the sea time...

We all take that challenge seriously and I know, I know and am confident that we will face that challenge.