I trust that you will continue to uphold the integrity of the FBI and the rule of law in this country because the very foundations of our democracy depend on it.

You hold, in particular, a very solemn responsibility to protect the integrity and the reputation of the FBI.

the rule of law is really the guardian of our democracy and the President and this administration are going to continue to test our commitment as a Nation to this.

the President has declared his support for a tax bill that will add $1 trillion to the national debt

I hope you are putting together a plan now to reach out to those 120 agencies to be sure that they are complying with this reporting requirement.

We can't engage in robust diplomacy without diplomats. Do you agree?

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. We just heard some of our other colleagues on the other side of the aisle speak about the God-given right to apparently carry a concealed, loaded firearm across State lines. What about the…

Mr. Speaker, my friends on the other side of the aisle made a number of arguments about how, if everyone has a concealed weapon, America will be safer. Mr. Speaker, I have two studies here which directly rebut that: A 2017 Stanford…

There is serious concern in the Congress over reports that Secretary Tillerson acted in contravention of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act by not listing Afghanistan, Iraq, and Burma among those countries who use child soldiers.

I recently visited the Central African Republic and saw the important work of the U.N. peacekeepers there.

Has the Bureau begun to coordinate with the Department of Defense to fix this very serious problem?

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in reminding all of our Members, but particularly our friends on the other side of the aisle and the Administration, that there is a very real human cost for each day we delay taking…

DOD needs to take more risks and be willing to fail.

We have a shared goal, to ensure that our military forces are equipped with the best systems and technology.

I think that is probably the most critical principle.

Mr. President, Moody's Investors Service is one of America's credit rating agencies. It is not an environmental organization. It doesn't have any activity in the debate over climate change. That is not what it does. What Moody's does is to…

I understand from our conversation that, as a trained engineer, you will follow responsible climate science wherever it leads...

I hope very much that you will focus on this.