Mr. Speaker, passing this bill today without a full understanding of these effects would be irresponsible. We have been able to engage in really deliberative, thoughtful consideration of criminal justice reform. This May we passed the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6691, the so-called Community Safety and Security Act. This legislation would dramatically expand the definition of a crime of violence in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out in support of international press freedom and to highlight, in particular, two egregious cases of government assaults on the rights of journalists. This Saturday, a court in Egypt will decide whether…

Mr. Speaker, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. This is a the moment when Judge Brett Kavanaugh refused to shake the hand of Fred Guttenberg, a man whose 14-year old daughter was murdered during a school shooting at Parkland…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll The bill clerk called the roll.

We should ensure that any policy toward Cuba does not readily offer major concessions to the Cuban Government.

The worst thing for us would be to have that message trumpeted by figures in the United States.

The Cuban people have been suffering for far too long under the Castro regime, and many risk their lives every day to fight for the basic freedoms.

The feigned transition of power that occurred in Cuba this April was nominal, and we should not be under any illusions about who really holds the seat of power in Cuba.

When I go to Afghanistan, I have been there about 16 times, should I go up to one of those Canadian soldiers and say, 'Why are you not helping us because you are really impairing our national security?'

I think the Russian approach is to constantly keep us upset, confused, et cetera.

I do not think you have the legal standing to invoke a national security tariff on Canada.

Therefore, how can you use a Section 232 sanction against Canada, which is based on national security, in fact, something adverse for our national security? It makes no sense.

Everything you have said today indicates that you feel that Canada is not a threat to the national security of the United States.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I would like to begin by thanking my colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), for his leadership on this very important issue. I am very proud to have helped shape this strong…

Mr. Speaker, last month, President Trump stripped former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance. That was not done because Director Brennan posed a threat to national security. No, it was done to silence a political opponent…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is, to be sure, outside the purview of the Committee on Homeland Security, and I believe the bill before us will materially improve the program. One other thing, I urge my colleagues to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to recognize and thank the gentleman from Texas for his leadership on this issue as well as for his leadership as chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…