I do not believe they are, and by State and local governments.

would it not be best to remove unlawful aliens before they commit serious crimes as opposed to simply trusting and hoping that they will not, in fact, commit serious crimes?

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, line 19, strike ``Financial assurance'' and insert ``Post-closure care and financial…

What do you think the consequences would be next time we said we want to lead a negotiation on Subject X with anybody?

Thank you Chairmen Weber and Loudermilk for holding today's hearing.

Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking the majority for including my amendment offered to the coal ash bill considered in a previous Congress requiring States to have a strong and comprehensive emergency response plan in the unfortunate…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Adams The CHAIR. It is now…

I think that is a problem, and I think it has to be addressed.

If we want to delineate this as just another political contest up here, then we have to be willing to say U.S. national security interest be damned.

Very difficult. So actually the damage to our credibility could be quite consequential, not minimal.

We cannot minimize or ignore the consequences of no. We cannot pretend that the alternative isn't fraught with danger as well.

I really hope we recalibrate and try to diffuse the politics here.

What is U.S. interest? That is what we ought to be talking about, and we ought to be hard-nosed about it.

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on the Federal Information Security Management Reform Act, FISMA Reform, of 2015, which I introduced today with Senator Collins, Senator Mikulski, Senator Coats, Senator Ayotte, and Senator McCaskill…

Because religious freedom conditions are deteriorating globally, I introduced HR 1150, the Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act.

China continues to rank up there with Iran, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia in terms of the sheer misery it inflicts on members of its diverse religious communities.

Chinese authorities are frightened by the simple proposition that individuals have the right to live out their beliefs openly and peacefully.

I really urge, Mr. Pinschmidt, that you kind of be more collaborative with us because there does still seem to be this transparency issue.