The right to vote is the most fundamental right in any democracy since it is the right from which all others meaningfully derive. Deny someone the right to vote, and you may deny them the right to speak, to associate with whom they choose…

While the documentary ``Blackfish'' ignited a public and passionate debate over whether orcas should be held in captivity for the purposes of display and entertainment, as they are at Sea World and other parks around the world, marine…

We got to make sure we partner with Europe so that we know who is coming back.

I thank the chairman for his comments, and I appreciate his opposition. I appreciate his reluctance even more than his opposition. I know the chairman has a large fan company in his district he is very proud of, and justifiably so. Those…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Title 17…

My amendment would increase funding for the Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy, otherwise known as ARPA-E. The bill provides $280 million for ARPA-E, which is $45 million less than the President's request. It also represents less…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 24, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $20,000,000)''. Page 26, line 24, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: k Page 13, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

For decades, there has been a growing debate among marine biologists and other professionals over maintaining marine mammals in captivity, but it was last year's release of the documentary ``Blackfish'' that spurred a broader public…

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 available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Cassidy

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015. This bill provides the resources and support the intelligence community needs to accomplish their mission while…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the USA FREEDOM Act. This bill ends the bulk collection of American's telephone records and puts in place reforms to surveillance authorities to protect privacy and…

I want to respond to a couple of the points that have been made in opposition, the first, that if the sunset goes into effect and nothing is enacted, subsequently, there will be no authority to take action against our enemies. That ignores…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert the following: SEC. _. SUNSET OF AUTHORIZATION…

When Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force just days after 9/11, it provided the President with the broad authority to strike against those who ``planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that…

I want to thank Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions for making this amendment in order, and I want to thank Chairman McKeon for his service and for allowing this amendment to be part of the en bloc package. My amendment adds the voice…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer The Acting CHAIR…

When Congress passed the AUMF shortly after 9/11, we did not intend to authorize a war without end.

I come to the floor today to urge my colleagues to vote against the creation of this select committee. Because this is not a select committee to investigate what happened in Benghazi, which has been done many times already, it is not a…

20 years ago, a plane carrying Rwanda's president was shot down, unleashing a genocide carried out by the country's dominant Hutu tribe against its Tutsi minority. Hundreds of thousands of people, estimates of the dead range up to 1…

An open letter to the Turkish people: Today, I write to you on an issue of great importance to both our nations. It is on a subject that many of you, especially the younger generation, may know little about because it concerns a chapter of…

About 2 weeks ago, the town of Kassab, which is predominantly Armenian Christian, was attacked by al-Qaeda linked fighters.

I applaud the government--our government for its recent action to divert money away from the Ugandan Government and to NGOs.

While all of Syria's people have suffered, its minority populations and especially Syrian Christians are most at risk.