Mr. Chairman, however one wants to spin whatever issue is here, had the Democratic majority on the committee scheduled another hearing to allow those voices to be heard, I wouldn't have objected then, nor would I have objected right now…

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition for the process of what we are doing, not necessarily the substance of the amendment at hand. Since this bill had first been heard in our committee, there have been new voices that have been…

Mr. Chair, look, the Minuteman III has been a great deterrent and a great source of security for this country, but it is 46 years old. It was put in the ground when I was in college, and I can't even remember what I was doing in college…

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in strong support of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. In recent years, Utah has witnessed incredible growth in our tech and innovation sector, bringing thousands of jobs and strengthening our…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I very much appreciate the perspective and sincere thoughts and ideas coming from my good friend from New Mexico. The Senator indicated that those who oppose this are trying to create excuses for why we should ignore the…

Mr. President, I thank my esteemed friend and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee for his kind words in support of my amendment. As we debate the Defense Authorization Act today, one of our most pressing concerns is how we…

Mr. President, I will reassert the same thing I just heard from the minority leader. I appreciate his words. This amendment would reaffirm a basic principle. The United States has the right to defend itself and our citizens when attacked…

Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 420. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mr. Kim The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about making our communities healthier and safer for all Americans. Let me start out by urging my colleagues to join me and my colleague, Jim Sensenbrenner, in supporting the Functional Gastrointestinal…

I think we have three crises. One of them is obviously humanitarian, something that every one of us in this room cares about. One of them is security. And the third one is political, a political crisis here in D.C. in our inability to fix…

Madam Chair, I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to continue to work with the gentleman and the Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies to fight…

Mr. Chair, I rise to thank the chairwoman and committee for including my amendment to increase funding by $1 million for an Indian Health Service program combatting domestic violence in Native communities. I know the chairwoman understands…

Madam Chair, my amendment would add an additional $5 million for DOJ grants to Tribal Governments to support the exercise special jurisdiction over those who commit domestic violence related offenses on tribal lands. Tribal sovereignty is…

I want to thank Chairman Engel for sponsoring this legislation and working with me to hold the Burmese military accountable for its barbaric attacks on the Rohingya in the fall of 2017.

75 percent of Black boys in the State of California cannot pass reading and writing tests.

The reason why my race were kicking butt--the history is not being told--they were beating--they were so busy, they weren't looking at finding somebody to blame for where they were.

They had 60 millionaires. They had international business. Within 12 hours, it was destroyed by air by Democratic KKK.