I was a mayor before I came to Congress, and that was very much the conversation we had in response to gang violence.

It is obviously not helpful when we have political or civic leaders in the country that are using language that dehumanizes refugees or immigrants.

I think we are all trying to balance the very important constitutional values that are the bedrock of our democracy with, of course, your important responsibilities to keep Americans safe, and FISA attempts to strike that balance.

Thank you. I yield back, Mr. Chairman.

We are here tonight when we should not be, because the epidemic, the pageant of gun violence in this country should have been addressed by us by now. We have not acted. We have not acted in large part because we are engaged in a bizarre…

Mr. Chair, I request that the clock be stopped while this charade is sorted out.

My Point of Order, Mr. Chair, this Witness continues to obstruct the work of this Committee by refusing to answer questions.

You're not going to stonewall me in my questioning.

I am here today on the Senate floor for ``Time to Wake Up'' speech No. 253. If you felt like the heat this summer was particularly brutal, you were not imagining things. July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to NOAA. The…

The message would be delivered soon.

Is it appropriate for a Witness to refuse to answer a question, and instead demand that we reference and point him to?

Your head must have been spinning.

Today I rise to celebrate the life of Marca Bristo, whose unyielding commitment to advancing disability rights improved the lives of millions. As the founder of Access Living and a leader of the National Council on Disability, the National…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 5. STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE DRILLING ON COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND…

I have said everything I need to say, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5…

I thank the gentleman for his comments and his insights. I see that this amendment gets exactly the right information that we need. I am certainly not opposed to the gentleman's suggestion, and if at a later date he is going to offer such…

The Atlantic Coast has never been a site of significant offshore drilling, and for good reason. In my home State of Rhode Island and all along the coast, we know the importance of these waters to tourism and to the fisheries that they…

I think there is a clash of civilizations, and it's between rule of law civilization and kleptocracy, autocracy, and criminality.