I think for the vast majority of Americans, the overwhelming majority of Americans, one, they don't even know that this country exists, let alone the unbelievable, horrific things that you are describing.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for your leadership on this effort and continuing to highlight what for many of us is just an unbelievable travesty and difficult thing to swallow.

I thank my colleague from Washington for yielding and for his kind comments. Mr. Speaker, today's debate on education and the Student Success Act is a crucial one for our future. Over the last five decades, the Federal Government's role in…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues to express a deep concern about the ongoing negotiations with Iran over the country's nuclear capabilities. As many of my colleagues have noted on the floor of this House, preventing Iran…

I think what is even more compelling is that your pronunciation of the acronym for systemically important financial institutions as 'sci-fi' is just that when it comes to asset managers--science fiction.

Well, happy anniversary. America has been saved. We are just living with the consequences of that savior, Dodd-Frank.

It is imperative that we monitor effects of the programs and flexibilities already in place.

I am proud of the United States' long established tradition as the leader of global efforts to alleviate hunger and malnutrition abroad.

I have a sense that the traditional direct food aid support is a much more meritorious way to provide the support for those who need it, as opposed to a cash-based assistance effort.

Providing cash as an alternative is a poor substitute.

I give you credit in your opening statement to not only recognize that as a plain anomaly, if you will, of Dodd-Frank.

Mr. Chairman, in early March 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency published the final rule establishing excessive new standards for wood heaters. This onerous rule is a classic example of bureaucratic overreach that has become all too…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the chairman of the subcommittee.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared…

More than one out of every four people in the eastern North Carolina district I represent live in poverty.

I think this proposal is a big-time loser. It's a loser on security grounds for the reasons that I've mentioned.

As Director Comey has said, we are not looking for a back door into American companies; we are looking to be able to use the front door.