I was absolutely appalled, being the guy that opened the World War II Memorial, when barricades had been rented or purchased and put up in an open air memorial to do nothing but harass the Nation's veterans that put their lives on the line.

If I could inquire of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew) if he has any more speakers. I don't have any other speakers.

Look, I don't want to actually defend any bureaucracy in Washington, especially because the Department of the Interior, let's face it, if you were actually a business, you would have been bankrupt years ago.

I don't want a 1-hour plane ride, I want to walk around the block to him.

I hope we can solve it, which is also one of the reasons I hope Mr. Grijalva will simply schedule a hearing for a backlog bill

I am here to support H.R. 1222, and I am very pleased that Congressman Kind and Congressman Hunter were able to introduce this and for their part in this particular statement. As was said by the gentleman from New Jersey, this has been…

Cost is not the only dimension to this problem.

It is good news that there was insufficient evidence to charge the president of the United States with having conspired with a foreign adversary, or with having obstructed justice. Even so, I'm sickened at the extent and pervasiveness of…

The Obama administration's notoriously rocky relationship with Congress, and even his own party, meant that he had to resort to overregulations to get stuff done. His pen and a phone approach resulted in considerable executive branch…

I am such a proud cosponsor of the Taxpayer First Act, and I stand with my colleagues as we vote on this bipartisan, bicameral bill. I am going to quickly address two key provisions of this bill. First, this bill is an important step that…

I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis). Mr. Speaker, I am absolutely delighted to rise in support of H.R. 1759, the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act, also known as…

Without a level playing field and accountability from high-emissions countries like China, the United States' efforts to reduce emissions will have little if any effect on the planet overall.

I would like to remind everybody that the intent of this bill is to measure performance.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), another former member of our committee and a long-time worker on water issues in Congress.

the quality of life for the Tribe and its citizens has been significantly affected.

We believe that the decision made by the Department of Interior severely affects the Mashpee Wampanoag's Tribal Sovereignty.

We join so many other voices from Indian Country and around the United States to respectfully urge that Congress fulfill its trust responsibility.

Any touch point you can have with the local communities, particularly the underrepresented ones, including at career recruiting services, or when they are in elementary school, giving them an inventor baseball card so that one day, they…