It is with a heavy heart that I rise to honor the life of Jack Shifrel, a distinguished Army veteran, former Broward County Public Schools school board member, fierce veterans' advocate, and most importantly, my friend for 30 years. Mr…

I've just not heard any practical, legitimate, detailed explanation today about what the possibility is that would be justifiable for these kinds of price increases.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this essential emergency supplemental appropriations bill. H.R. 268 totals $12.14 billion in emergency disaster appropriations funding to provide relief and recovery…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. As a fellow Floridian, I support the need to rebuild Tyndall, as I just mentioned in my opening statement, and support the Air Force's next-generation aircraft. It is important to ensure that our airmen…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge Congress to pass the Inspector General Access Act of 2019. This act, I am pleased to underscore, enjoys broad bipartisan support from this body now and has in the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to reopen the Federal Government and end this destructive Trump shutdown. For 25 days now, the Trump shutdown has inflicted financial pain and anxiety…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support this appropriations bill, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 221, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, and thank our bipartisan cosponsors for moving it forward. This bill would elevate the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge Congress to pass this bill, which would fund agricultural and nutrition programs that are vital to our Nation's farmers and well-being. I also rise to ask that my…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the bill and, in particular, opposition to section 407, which would, essentially, repeal the Johnson amendment. The Johnson amendment protects the integrity and…

It is a great honor to stand today in solidarity with my sister, ``mi hermana,'' Ileana Ros- Lehtinen, in calling for what is long overdue: statehood for Puerto Rico. The residents of Puerto Rico, more than 3 million strong, have been U.S…

It is my privilege to recognize the tremendous and meaningful work of Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU of Florida. Mr. Simon is retiring this year following a distinguished career defending civil rights and civil liberties that…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I, too, join my colleagues in commending Ranking Member Lowey and Chairman Frelinghuysen for their stewardship of the appropriations process in the House. We are moving in the right direction. We have…

I commend Ranking Member McCollum and Chairman Calvert for their hard work on the Interior Appropriations bill, and also Ranking Member Quigley and Chairman Graves for their work on the Financial Services Appropriations bill. But…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment even though I am not opposed. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to add my voice to commend Congresswoman Wagner, Congressman Engel, and Congressman Crowley for working in a bipartisan fashion to put together this important legislation. This…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I commend Ranking Member Visclosky and Chairwoman Granger for producing a bill that provides the resources necessary for our armed services to perform the critical role of securing our Nation…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am thrilled to be able to join my sisters on Team Congress for the 10th annual Congressional Women's Softball Game tonight. Many of you know that our game started in 2009, after our…

President Trump's cruel attempt to sabotage affordable healthcare access for more than 130 million Americans is inhumane and, mark my words, deadly. If Trump has his way, anyone who has survived or lives with cancer, asthma, diabetes…

I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

As the designee of Ranking Member Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, in 2017, the VTP program transported a total of 557,331 veterans, of which 103,704 were disabled veterans. The VTP office is the authoritative source for all veteran-related travel…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support the efforts by the gentleman from Massachusetts to combat opioid abuse, which really has been a scourge in every region of this country and has left almost no region in this Nation untouched…

Pain management education for the prescription of opioids in the VA could help with opioid abuse; that is clear. The VA already has guidelines regarding the management of opioid therapy for chronic pain and provides clear and…