Committing the United States to yet another long-term war in the Middle East, it should never be an afterthought. What we continue to do is authorize, in a variety of bills, the continuation of a war that has not been authorized nor…

I want to thank the gentleman for his leadership and for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3979, the National Defense Authorization Act. Congress is considering extending the authority to train and equip…

Yesterday marked World AIDS Day and more than 30 years since the first discovery of AIDS in the United States. As the cofounder of the HIV/AIDS caucus, I am proud to say that we have made great strides in combating the AIDS epidemic here…

Thank you very much. First, let me thank the gentleman from New York, Congressman Jeffries, for this very important moment and theme tonight of ``Where do we go from here?'' But also for your leadership in conducting these Special Orders…

Kristof states that he has ``looked at Black- White economic inequality that is greater in America today than it was in apartheid South Africa, at ongoing discrimination against African Americans in the labor market, and at systematic bias…

As we prepare to cast our vote today to train and equip Syrian rebels, I want to remind my colleagues of the nearly $20.2 billion that the United States has spent to train and equip Iraqi security forces during our decade at war there. And…

Let me thank our ranking member for her unwavering leadership on our committee on so many issues. Thank you, Congresswoman Lowey. Let me thank also our chairman for continuing to try to help us work in a bipartisan way to bring a real…

I have grave concerns about the specific proposal to arm and train the Free Syrian Army, which will be voted on tomorrow by this House, and I intend to address this further during the debate on the McKeon amendment. How can we ensure that…

Finally, let me just say, we cannot become embroiled in another war. The cost and the consequences to our national security, to our brave men and women in uniform, and to our ability to continue to nation-build here at home must be laid…

How will we ensure that the United States weapons that we are providing to Syrian rebels won't get into the wrong hands, as they did with the rebels when we supported them in Libya? How will we ensure that what we are doing now won't…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his very deliberative work in leading our minority. I am glad that we are debating the President's proposal to arm and train the Syrian rebels. But, Mr. Speaker, I am totally disappointed…

Let me thank our ranking member, Mrs. Lowey, for yielding and for her tremendous leadership. Let me just start by saying that, yes, as an appropriator, I am very troubled by the shameful, first of all, inadequate funding levels and the…