As our LGBTQ brothers and sisters move around this Nation, they should never have to fear losing a job, being evicted from a house or apartment, refused service at a restaurant, denied approval for a loan, or rejected admission to a school…

Cowardice asked the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asked the question, 'Is it politic?' And vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular? But conscience asked the question, 'Is it right?'

We have such widespread support because businesses know that their employees thrive when they are free from harassment, when they are able to visit doctors, take their children to school, and live freely.

Now is the time for legal discrimination against an entire community of Americans to end.

That is why I am a proud cosponsor of the Equality Act.

No, the President doesn't have a point. Look, this is a very simple proposition. There was an investigation conducted on behalf of the American people. It took 22 months. Democrats fought hard to protect Mr. Mueller so he could complete…

Mr. Barr is not allowed to make it up as he goes along and keep things from the Judiciary Committee that might be embarrassing to the President.

He's now making up additional reasons to keep parts of it secret. This is not something the Judiciary Committee is going to accept that's why we're authoring the chairman to issue a subpoena tomorrow for the report in its entirety and all…

Mr. President, we all recognize that a postsecondary education is required for most family-sustaining, middle-class jobs, and that an educated workforce is essential to a modern, productive economy. A report by the Georgetown University…

Mr. President, we know that the quality of teachers and principals are two of the most important in-school factors related to student achievement. Yet the pipeline into the profession is in disrepair. A report from the American Association…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution expressing opposition to President Trump's decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the Armed Forces. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this resolution, and I thank my…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, long overdue legislation to close the gender wage gap and ensure equal pay for equal work. Too many…

We must invest in it, and we must also protect it.

Now more than ever, our science and technology enterprise plays a strategic role that is fundamental to our national and economic security.

We must do more to educate, inform, and protect our defense innovation ecosystem from these threats...

I ask that you follow up on the questions I posed at the end, and other members may have questions that they will submit for the record.

I would like to thank the committee. You have given some additional funds in 2018, $20 million, which allowed us to burn back 25 percent of our backlog in minor MILCON, which was really powerful for the labs, and we have taken full…

I think it makes sense for modernization of facilities that do science and technology to be funded out of science and technology work.