Sam Farr: “The gentleman is changing the playing field because he is changing that from a right to discuss takings to a right…”

History has shown us what we can get by retreating into a defensive, isolationist crouch.

If you want stable democracy and you are a highly religious society, it simply won't work without religious freedom.

I passed legislation called Proud to be an American Day. I was hoping that we could do that on the morning of the Fourth of July, but, because it is a Federal holiday, the Federal immigration people don't work that day. So we have been…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This is probably the last time I rise on this floor to speak after 23 years of serving here. It may take me a little more than 5 minutes.