90 people a day are killed by a firearm in the United States of America. That is more than 33,000 families devastated by gun violence last year. Those are statistics. I want to tell you and read the names of real people in my hometown…

One of our Presidential candidates--you can just fill in the blank--praised the late Iraq dictator, Saddam Hussein.

As a mother, the second best day of my life was when my son was born. The first best day was when he returned safely from war. That is because every night was almost unbearable. I prayed that I would not get that fateful knock at the door…

There was something that happened yesterday that really appalled me, but it is not the same thing that appalled him.

Once again, the United States Congress observed a moment of silence for the victims of a mass shooting, this time in Orlando, Florida. Once again, many in this Chamber remain silent on stopping more of the same. Nearly a third of the…

I am very proud of the bipartisanship that we have shown on this committee.

We are facing an unprecedented heroin epidemic, so we need to make sure our drug policy is focused on saving lives.

America's diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and as our face to the world, our diplomatic corps should reflect that strength.

Thank you very much for the bipartisanship of this committee.

I think my first--the good thing about going to other countries is actually, I find, not just going to meet with the President and the Prime Minister, but just the ride through whatever city you are in and just to see the people.

I think one of the problems, as I see it, is that the inability of Congress to actually designate within the budget certain projects has led to this convoluted process, which gives way too much power to the Executive.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this critical legislation to address the nationwide opioid epidemic which has affected south Florida, where I am from, as it has communities from California to New…