General Petraeus, the former head of the CIA, made it clear that the change was made to protect classified sources of information, not to spin it, not to politicize it. And it wasn't done at the direction of the White House.

We have now seen this cable, and she did not sign it. Her name is printed at the bottom just like tens of thousands of cables sent every year from the Department.

I would like to say the following in Armenian to my Armenian friends: Sireli hai paragamneres, hos yev ashkharee chors goghmereh. Aysor, Haiots Tseghasbahnootian inisoonoot erort darelitseen oreh, khoskes googhem tsezi Neriguyatsusichneroo…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule. At the outset, let me say that the cyber threat is real and its damage already devastating. And I very much appreciate the work that the chair and ranking…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in opposition to the overall measure. There are three concerns that have been raised by the administration about this bill that I share. The first is that it does not include a provision…

I thank the gentleman for yielding the additional time. And just to respond to my colleague, I'd be interested to know if there is anything you can point to in those 17 amendments that governs or requires the private sector, when it shares…

Late last year, the Supreme Court overturned a century- old Montana law that prohibited corporate spending in that State's elections. In the Montana case, the Supreme Court had the chance to revisit its deeply flawed 2010 decision in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act. Katie's Law is named for Katie Sepich, a bright, vivacious 22-year- old from New Mexico who was brutally assaulted, raped, and…

I think it really shed a lot of light minute by minute, hour by hour, what took place, and it convinced me that there was no effort to politicize the information we were being given.

I think we had the most comprehensive chronology what took place in Benghazi.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act. This bill reauthorizes intelligence gathering capabilities that are essential to our national security while also protecting the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to this resolution. What began as a legitimate investigation into an operation called Fast and Furious has, unfortunately, degenerated into yet another partisan political…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to these contempt resolutions. I spent 6 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, and I have great admiration and respect for the hardworking men and women of the Department. I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to rise to congratulate our chairman, Mr. Rogers, and our ranking member, Mr. Ruppersberger, for their extraordinary work in putting this bill together, and the incredible and bipartisan…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I'll be very brief. I just want to say that I concur with my colleague's points, to a point. As my colleague acknowledges, we take an oath to defend the Constitution. The administration, the…

I'm not sure that I understand the basis of the amendment that we should defund the Justice Department from any effort to defend a law if the polling indicates that it is unpopular at the moment. The polling on the health care reform law…

I appreciate that. And that's absolutely correct. If the Justice Department determines in its view, just as you and I must, that something is constitutional and must be defended or something is unconstitutional and cannot be defended, then…

I thank the gentleman. I just want to conclude by saying I look forward to our continued work on this bill, and I appreciate the great cooperation between the chair and ranking member, and I have respect for all the members of the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant opposition to this rule and to the underlying bill in its current form. I greatly appreciate the nonpartisan work on the issue by Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in reluctant opposition to the bill. But at the outset, I want to acknowledge the extraordinary work done by our chairman, Mike Rogers, and our ranking member, Dutch Ruppersberger…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise to thank our House Parliamentarian, John Sullivan, for his years of service to his Nation and to the House of Representatives. John has been a trusted adviser and an honest broker of the rules…

I think both the manned space flight and the robotic exploration are very complimentary.

I just want to thank you for your good work with at-risk youth and to let you know the first time I appeared in this subcommittee was as a witness like yourself with Mr. Wolf chairing and talking about many of the same issues in terms of…

He is tricky. He is tricky. Thank you, Congressman.

I know you are working on setting a new fee schedule that will allow you to meet the goals for backlog and pendency.