I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall) for yielding. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, in support of the underlying rule, but also in opposition to the action that is being proposed by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. But I…

It goes the other way. Sometimes it seems that our friends on the other side of the aisle think that the only people who are watching this conversation are fossil fuel industry lobbyists and CEOs and electioneers. So we are going through…

I share your concern about the clearance process.

I am concerned about the slowdown with the security clearance process as well.

I think best practices that I have seen in private industry have been around training programs where you actually create test-phishing campaigns.

We really do expect and anticipate better communication from the Department moving forward on this issue.

I have been frustrated that we haven't moved it along more quickly.

I want to offer some thoughts regarding the ongoing negotiations with North Korea that began with the Singapore summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un and will continue in a few days when the two leaders meet again in Vietnam. I…

Your candor is very helpful and it helps us to understand the scope of the challenge and what we need to do to get this right.

The practice of separating these families was implemented without any system or procedure for tracking the children.

no centralized system existed to identify, track, or connect families separated by DHS.

It is hard to put into words the practice of ripping innocent children, many of whom are arriving seeking protection and asylum from unspeakable violence, and ripping them from the arms of their parents.

I reject the notion that we have to make a choice between securing our borders and the hideous policy of separating children from their families.

let me start by thanking Leader Schumer for his incredible remarks this morning. There is a surge of energy around this issue. He has represented that surge of energy very well. He challenged the other side of the aisle to bring it on. Let…

first, let me commend the Senator from New Jersey for his very articulate, detailed, and factually specific discussion of Russian malign influence across the globe but, particularly, here in the United States.

I came here this afternoon to give my customary weekly climate speech urging that it is time to wake up here, and I was planning to speak about a legal brief that a number of scientists, led by Robert Brulle and Naomi Oreskes, filed in the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I want to begin by acknowledging the extraordinary leadership of the chairman of the Rules Committee and this very transparent and open process. I stand to support, strongly, H.J. Res. 37…

With that, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.