Nefarious actors developing and using biological weapons on American citizens is a huge threat.

Our National security is not a bargaining chip, and the President cannot negotiate away policies that will secure our supply chain.

From our vantage point in Washington, you are doing exactly the kind of work that we envision the rest of the country should do and we encourage that.

Ms. Underwood has fought to make sure the boots on the ground have the resources they need and a seat at the table.

The Federal Government, especially Congress, must understand the resource constraints of local election officials.

Election security requires a whole-of-government, Federal, State, and local, effort to protect America's elections.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 554. Personal explanation

September is National Recovery Month, a time to look for ways to support recovery strategies for mental health and substance use disorders. Mississippi State University's Extension Service is working to reduce opioid misuse by farmers and…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 13 minutes remaining.

Put simply, H.R. 3106 is a commonsense bill that will improve transparency into a growing homeland security threat. Mr. Speaker, I urge my House colleagues to support this critical legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time. House…

How, one might ask, did these blatant violations of detention standards and, for that matter, human decency, continue under ICE's watch?

I want to take a moment to specifically thank Lauren Hogg and Max Schachter for being here today.

It has been 20 years since the Columbine High School massacre, where 13 people lost their lives, and schools remain vulnerable to attack.

In recent years, the number of people in ICE custody has been steadily rising and now exceeds 50,000.

The threat to our students continues. During the first half of 2019, there were 22 school shootings.

These tragedies not only senselessly take innocent lives but do so much to inhibit focus and learning by invoking fear and anxiety among students, faculty, and staff, alike.

This is unacceptable.

Gun violence must be addressed both inside and outside of schools to really improve the safety of children in America.