We just have to move away from sequestration.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Kiesha Betton, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House floor. The…

I commend you both for introducing this important resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, and I am proud…

I want to thank you and the Ranking Member for holding this hearing and for everything that you are doing to make sure that we are closing down any and all pathways from potential terrorists from getting into this country.

Mr. Speaker, in July, the Education and the Workforce Committee unanimously reported H.R. 5587, Strengthening CTE--or, its full name, Career and Technical Education--for the 21st Century Act. Later today, the full House will consider it…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Massachusetts for yielding and for her outstanding leadership on reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. I am certainly pleased to join with five other bipartisan…

We shouldn't sit back and watch investors go to China and India to develop and commercialize next-generation reactors.

it made no sense to close carbon-free reactors at the same time we're trying to deal with climate change.

I believe we need to prepare now by: building more reactors; ending the stalemate on what to do about nuclear waste; stopping Washington from picking winners and losers in the marketplace; pushing back on excessive regulation; and fueling…

The past year has seen a renewed and bipartisan interest in nuclear energy reforms.

The United States Congress is fast becoming a laughingstock in its denial of this problem.

I think there is some area for agreement here among those of us who believe that nuclear power is an important part of the future of the country.

As a Nation we need to get out in front of this problem and stop building new problems.

We have set you with the task of updating flood maps, but that is a constant challenge, and it also requires resources.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Progreso Latino, the State of Rhode Island's leading Latino human services organization that is celebrating its 39th anniversary this weekend. For nearly four decades, Progreso Latino has empowered…

Mr. Speaker, 2016 is shaping up to be a banner year for cybersecurity, and not in a good way. From attacks on the Ukrainian power grid to attempts to undermine American electoral confidence through the dissemination of hacked documents…

It is a nice letter, but its claims simply do not conform to our experience. In 2015, for instance, ExxonMobil repeatedly funneled millions to groups peddling climate denial. According to its own publicly available ``2015 Worldwide Giving…

Mr. President, as the Senate reconvenes after several weeks of work in our home States, I am back for the 145th time asking my colleagues to wake up to the pressing reality of climate change. We are sleepwalking through this moment…