The recently concluded House of Representatives elections did little to consolidate democratic gains.

The Secretary of State has yet to certify that Egypt is supporting democratic transition, and we have witnessed troubling developments in the judicial system and brutal crackdowns conducted by security forces.

I think it is very clear that the human rights abuses that have occurred in Egypt are, frankly, far more serious than the predecessor regime that was overturned.

I will point out that it was the official position of the United States Government that Morsi won a free and fair election, whether we like it or not.

I think this was a really thoughtful conversation. I hope we can expand on it because this is a critical relationship.

It might be more appropriate to acknowledge that Egypt has moved beyond the post-Morsi period and transitioned clearly into a new and distinctly different era.

Continued human rights abuses and power consolidation at the expense of peaceful opposition in Egypt is neither consistent with U.S. interests and principles nor an expedient path to an ultimately secure region.

I remain troubled as an American and as a Member of this body that we find ourselves apologists for a military coup that overthrew a free and fairly elected government.

I think being an apologist for this government and its methods is guaranteed to lead to a result we are going to really deeply regret.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Michigan for his graciousness. I rise in support of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. It is a significant improvement over the original Customs bill, which I opposed. There are…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding and for his and other members of the Ways and Means Committee's outstanding work on this legislation. I am here to talk about another aspect of it. Time is short. A temporary ban on State…

I thank my friend from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise more in sadness than in anger. This debate has gone on long enough. Too many of our fellow Americans have been victimized by gun violence because we are enthralled by the gun lobby…

the goal of the Committee's oversight in this area is simple. It's to ensure that both the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are technically sound and operationally robust…

I think we have come to a point where we cannot afford all the duplication we have without some clarification of roles in the Department.

The work that we do to create that civil space is an important part of the diplomatic mission.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Virginia Tech's Coach Frank Beamer, who, after 29 years, will retire at the end of this season as a football coach, mentor, friend, and role model on and off the field. Coach Beamer was a 3-year starting…

I think the committee needs to take that issue up with SOCOM.

I fault the President for not sending an authorization to Congress for, I mean, essentially 6 months after the beginning of the war.