The FBI reported that, in 2007 and 2008, in cases where a licensed seller sold a firearm through default proceed transfers, approximately 22 percent of the individuals investigated were legally prohibited from purchasing or possessing a…

Organizations like Courtney's House are working to improve the outcomes for sex trafficking survivors. Tina Frundt, the director of Courtney's House right here in D.C., asserts that African American and Latino communities are not immune to…

We should do everything we can to protect our veterans who have given so much of themselves to our Nation. Our veterans have laid their lives on the line. We owe them much, and we should repay our gratitude whenever we can. Certainly…

This legislation is extremely important for addressing conditions in the DRC, but it is also important for sending a message to the world that the United States has not retreated from its commitment to protect human rights and advance…

My bill also requires a report outlining the short- and long-term effects on these families and proposed solutions. As it is, our foster care system is already overrun with over 400,000 children. We know that these kids are in detention…

If that is what happens to children who should be removed from home, we must call for an end to State-sponsored child abuse, because that is what this policy is. This is our Federal Government that is abusing children. That is why I urge…

Mothers and fathers who sought a safe haven for their children watched helplessly as their children were being snatched away from them by our government. These families were fleeing unimaginable violence. They had no idea where their…

May marks National Foster Care Month, a time for our country to come together to acknowledge the half million people in our child welfare system. No one knows the child welfare system like the foster youth who have grown up in the system…

She stated: ``With the weight on my stomach, it felt like they were ripping open my C-section.'' We must institute Federal standards and educate correction officers, medical personnel, and pregnant inmates regarding the standard of care…

The FAA SoCal Metroplex project has dramatically changed flight paths into Los Angeles International Airport, effectively cramming traffic from a six-lane highway in the sky into a single lane. Constituents in my district now have…

Over the past year, reports showed that Spotlight identified, on average, five kids per day, and that law enforcement using Spotlight daily are seeing a 60 percent time savings in their investigative process. For these reasons, I urge my…

I thank the author of this important legislation, Mr. Chris Smith; and I thank Chairman Royce for bringing it to the floor. I support this bill and I encourage my colleagues to do so as well. Mr. Speaker, I yield back that balance of my…