I remind my colleagues that Donald Trump invited Russia to hack the United States.

Based on briefings we have received, we have concluded that the Russian intelligence agencies are making a serious and concerted effort to influence the United States election.

I am grateful for your reassurances this morning that the FBI would investigate potential violations of the Logan Act.

It is illegal if Trump's adviser met with Russians who have been sanctioned by the United States about lifting these sanctions.

making a serious and concerted effort to influence the U.S. election.

In just 7 weeks, as Members were in their districts this summer, at least 2,015 lives were lost to gun violence-- 2,015 men, women, and children. Add a few more weeks to that total and you have almost as many people as were murdered in the…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted: On rollcall No. 404, ``nay.''

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 49, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $19,111,000)''. Page 50, line 21, after the dollar amount…

First, I would like to thank Chairman Nunes, who has once again proven an invaluable partner on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is the fourth major piece of bipartisan…

In closing, to describe the world as dangerous is not an overstatement or a political statement--it is a reality. Thankfully, we have the world's most talented, capable, and committed intelligence community to warn and defend us. From…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 3, strike ``and''. Page 6, line 5, before the semicolon insert ``and the coordination of…

I thank the gentlewoman for her support as well as all of her good work in trying to address the opioid crisis in the United States. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

An open letter to President Barack Obama. Dear Mr. President: In 2009, less than a year after assuming the Presidency, you accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. You began your acceptance of this honor by acknowledging that it was bestowed at the…

Last month President Obama nominated a fantastic jurist, Judge Merrick Garland, to the Supreme Court. Seconds later Republicans announced that he would not receive a vote, a hearing, or even a courtesy meeting in many cases. Judge Garland…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act, and I want to thank Chairman LoBiondo, Representative Swalwell, and the full committee chairman, Mr. Nunes…

As a co-chair of the House Caucus on the Freedom of the Press, I strongly support H. Res. 536 and its condemnation of violations of press freedom and violence against journalists, bloggers, and individuals exercising their right to freedom…

On rollcall No. 674, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

There is a problem in sharing between governments. We have a very good relationship with the French. We have a very close relationship obviously with the British and others, nonetheless it can be improved.

Well, this is a grave concern of mine and frankly, I think it's a much bigger risk than anything having to do with the refugee program and that is when we test our TSA, all too often they fail.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the House's France Caucus, I rise to speak today with a heavy heart. The barbaric attacks by ISIL-affiliated extremists in Paris on Friday evening were a savage attempt to…

I understand people's concerns about this and people watching in Paris are appalled at the level of violence and want to make sure we're doing everything possible to avoid any kind of repetition of that in the United States.

Among the 2,000 or so refugees we've taken over the last several years from Syria, not a single one of them has been arrested on a terrorism-related offense and in fact, of the 3/4 of a million refugees we've taken in since 9/11, a very…

I don't think there's an imminent threat of the kind of attack that we saw in like Paris. We're a hard target to reach and ISIS has made it clear.

That this is a bomb by the affiliate of ISIS. In the Sinai, ISIS has now fully eclipsed the Al-Qaeda as the greatest terrorist threat in the world.

I don't think we've shown much of any progress and for all the time and money put into it, that's very disappointing.