A repeal-and-replace bill should, however, retain the President's authority to target non-State actors that have the capability and intention to attack our homeland.

My preference would be to repeal or replace all the AUMFs with a new, more limited authorization scoped to the terror threats that we face today.

If my colleagues were truly being honest with each other, they would admit the proposed Homeland Security appropriations bill is unworkable and truly will not solve the challenges that we face. For this reason, at the appropriate time, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 224. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms…

My amendment strikes section 224 of the bill, which mandates that ICE prioritize detention before considering any other options, such as alternatives to detention. This mandate is absurd, and for a party claiming to champion fiscal…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas The Acting…

War should not be on autopilot. Congress owes our troops a clear commitment to the missions we are asking them to undertake.

If the Republican Majority follows through on its threats to shut down the Government, these workers will be forced to work without pay, jeopardizing their ability to advance U.S. interests at home and abroad.

The People's Republic of China is actively destabilizing the Indo-Pacific region through its nefarious activities on the high seas.

As a nation dependent upon not only free and uninhibited access to the world's oceans but also the bedrock of international law and norms to maintain peace and order, the United States must stand strong in the face of the PRC's…

I do not want to see us start a new Cold War.

It is simply not credible to exclude these extreme ongoing terror threats from a new counterterrorism AUMF.

I will not vote for anything that does not put an affirmative obligation in the U.S. Congress to cast a vote to use force. Period.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I said that I would come to the floor and each time I would say that I do not want a government shutdown. I don't want the American people to suffer, and I want the government to be able to function. As…

The answer to this, of course, is to give ourselves more time to address the question of serving the American people. I rise, as the leader did, to support the bipartisan Senate continuing resolution, which maintains current funding, takes…

I thank the gentlewoman for her courtesies. However, I am particularly concerned as we move forward. This bill directly impacts the men and women who have unselfishly put on the uniform. I am grateful to the chair and ranking member for…

following the devastating shooting in Uvalde just a little over a year ago, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. As we know, this legislation invested in mental health, school safety, and commonsense measures to prevent…

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, so ordered. The…