I'm not saying let's get an independent counsel statute back on the books, but I'm saying you're the Attorney General of the United States. This is a mess.

the quick response of the hot cup of coffee in the House of Representatives isn't adequate.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for leading on this Special Order to have this discussion about the sovereignty and the safety and the protection of Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East, the place where there is a rule of…

As I retire, I know I leave it in good hands.

Thank you very much for your stewardship of this subcommittee during the time that I've been chairman.

I request 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 legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kelli Andrews and Carter Burwell, who have been detailed to my staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, today I come to the floor to speak about the unconscionable way in which the Drug Enforcement Administration treated Daniel Chong, a San Diego college student, back in 2012. Unfortunately, the American people still do not…

Mr. President, last year, I cosponsored the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013. The sponsor of the bill is reintroducing the bill with some modifications. While I am again cosponsoring this new bill, I wanted to remind…

Madam President, last week I explained why I oppose the nomination of Pamela Harris to the Fourth Circuit. I wish to raise several other aspects of her record that I find troubling, but before I address the specifics of this nominee, I…

I think the Administration has made the decision to totally tear asunder the rule of law and grant administrative amnesty to 5 or more million people, and do so while this Congress is out of session.

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, this great deliberative body that we are in. We have had a lot of debates and discussions here on the floor over…

Mr. Speaker, I will try to conform my comments into that time period. Mr. Speaker, the immigration issue has emerged now as the number one topic in front of the American people again. I had hoped that we had set it aside. I had hoped that…

I took Mr. Gutierrez's advice last weekend and went down to the border, started at the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

Mr. President, I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Harkin pertaining to the introduction of S. 2658 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…

Mr. President, last year, 2013, marked the 10-year anniversary of the completion of the historic campaign to double funding for the National Institutes of Health. Beginning in fiscal year 1998, I worked with Congressman John Porter and…

Madam President, Friday, July 25, marks the 40th anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation, LSC. In 1974, Congress-- with bipartisan support, including that of President Nixon--established LSC to be a major source of funding for civil…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Chris Re- Scherer and Kylie Noble, interns with my personal office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…