Do you think they are getting it wrong?

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3364. In particular, I am proud of the bipartisan language in the bill which would create a national strategy for combating terrorism and illicit finance. The financing of terrorism and…

Mr. Speaker, as the United States continues to monitor the JCPOA and Iran's behavior, it is important that Congress continue to refrain from actions that would violate the deal, threaten the deal, or impose careless sanctions that--under…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to stress two critical aspects of this legislation. First, it would impose tough sanctions on Russia for its serious international violations, the seizure of Crimea, its violent incursion into Ukraine, its cyber…

Without additional pressure on the Iranian regime and without a significant step up in the efforts of both the White House and the State Department, Iran will undoubtedly not only continue detaining those held today, but will take even…

Iran's taking of hostages in exchange for political or financial concessions is by any definition morally and ethically abhorrent and completely outside the scope of international legal norms.

But we need to see additional pressure and additional sanctions specifically against the Iranian individuals and entities responsible for detaining those family members, for taking hostages as a matter of policy, and for committing…

I think it ought to be the men and women who get elected.

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to honor the Reverend Dr. Howard W. Parker, Jr., who has served as pastor of historic Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church located in Greenville, North Carolina, for more than 35 years, and will soon…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Captive Nations Week. In 1959, Congress authorized and requested the President proclaim the third week in July as Captive Nations Week. During this week, we stand united with those who still live…

Can we get confirmation that those funds can be carried forward to fiscal year 2019?

It is a disaster waiting to happen, and I think we need to do everything we can to prevent that.

It seems like we need to readjust that.

I appreciate our witnesses being here today.

I don't see why the Corps cannot work with the local and State officials to establish a no-wake zone there.

I support that entire slate of nominees and I wanted to specifically comment on four of the nominees...

I find it extremely troubling that during the tenure of former SEC Chair Mary Jo White, the SEC seemed more interested in pursuing highly politicized Federal corporate governance mandates than its core mission.

ESSA was truly a change for K-12 education and I do believe this bipartisan law delivers the proper balance of autonomy and accountability.