Mr. President, that was the prayer that Franklin Roosevelt gave on that fateful day. Of course, many of the men who fought that day have gone on to their eternal reward, and some of them will mark tomorrow with quiet remembrances with…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1044)…

Mr. President, during Memorial Day and last week, I spent much of the time traveling Ohio with Michael Fairman, a retired Navy corpsman and a Columbus resident, who served with the Marines in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2011. His son Zack is…

Mr. President, I appreciate the Presiding Officer allowing me to speak this afternoon. I am speaking in the context of a nomination we are likely to consider on the floor this week. I am told on Thursday we are going to be asked to confirm…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 9 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Burwell Nomination

Madam President, I wish to recognize Rabbi Aaron Panken, on the occasion of his inauguration as president of the widely- respected Hebrew Union College, HUC,-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Reform movement's rabbinical school, on June 8…

I just want to thank the ranking member who had such a broad range, Ranking Member Fattah, certainly in the space science arena, but also in urban development, energy, and so many other facets of what we do as a committee and as a country…

I thank the chairman so very much. This is my moment also to add my voice to the other Members here who have celebrated and expressed gratitude to Chairman Wolf for his years of service to the people of the United States and this great…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 63, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $7,000,000)''. Page 64, line 22, after the dollar amount…

Today, NetJets Inc., a worldwide leader in aviation, is celebrating its 50th anniversary at its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, in my congressional district. NetJets has made notable contributions to our community in central Ohio by…

I yield myself 2 minutes at this time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Guantanamo facility is safe and the most appropriate location for detainees to be held. Detainees at Guantanamo are held there because…

I rise to discuss the growing problem with U.S.-China relations. Earlier their week we saw another example of how the Chinese Communist government will do everything it can--anything--to get ahead. The United States of America, in…

In 2008, during the depths of the recession, a former General Motors plant closed in the city of Moraine, Ohio. The plant was set for demolition, which would have ended any hope of jobs returning to the site. Moraine Mayor Elaine Allison…

I have heard Members from both sides of the aisle speak out against this very notion that they do not want these types of detainees coming to their State or territory. I will remind them that, as in previous conflicts, it is entirely…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).

As Mr. Blumenauer knows, my comment is that they have all the resources they need to make a decision to purchase these radars. Everyone knows that this bill is underfunded, and it certainly underfunded nuclear weapons, and your bill, your…

I want to join Chairman Rogers in his effort to oppose this amendment. Mr. Chair, as we know, this is one of the annual reoccurring Representative Blumenauer's reductions of nuclear weapons efforts. And I would support reducing spending on…