I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Seeing no other speakers, I would like to thank the chairman and ranking member for their support in committee for restoring the funds. Mr. Chairman, I urge an ``aye'' vote on my amendment, and I…

This amendment is very simple. During committee markup of this bill, we were successful in adding a restoration of $25 million to the CDFI fund. Because of the way the amendment was drafted in committee, this secondary amendment is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 156, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $17,000,000)''. Page 157, line 13, after…

Empowering consumers with more information about the cost and quality of their care helps to reduce wasteful spending and save families money.

As healthcare costs continue to rise, many Americans still have no idea how much something will cost them before they receive care.

I would like to call attention to a special event occurring this Saturday in Mississippi to honor 16 brave servicemembers who lost their lives a year ago in a tragic military aircraft crash. I look forward to joining family members, Marine…

The threats to the United States from China and Russia are not new.

Providing the authority won't address the fact that the Trump administration lacks a coherent, Government-wide strategy to adequately address the challenges we continue to face from Russia and China.

These policies continue to erode U.S. institutions and interests abroad, downplaying the seriousness of U.S. sanctions and National security to the global community.

I am reiterating that concern today, especially since the threat from Russia and China to the United States has become more complicated and troubling in the wake of on-going actions by President Trump.

If we do nothing, this will become our new normal. With the next Federal election only 1 year away, it is high time we start thinking about enacting real solutions.

If the White House is considering or considered planting a false story about the Automated Indicator Sharing program, please provide any meeting notes.

It is important to note for the record that committee Democrats have been requesting official oversight activities on election security since before the 2016 election.

I share the view that any foreign government interference in our elections is unacceptable and should not go unpunished.

H.R. 5011, the Election Security Act, currently has over 100 cosponsors, all Democrats.

One year ago, 139 million Americans cast their vote in the wake of a massive Russian cyber-enabled influence operation designed to undermine confidence in our democracy.

The danger of cyber attacks from state and non-state actors is constantly escalating and evolving and Americans must be confident that we are addressing this threat.

Election security and school security demand urgent action.