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

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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

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.

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…

Mr. Speaker, this week, we marked Equal Pay Day, which is the day more than 3 months into the year when women's earnings finally catch up to men's from the previous year. Mr. Speaker, it all adds up--$430,000. That is how much the average…

Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for their leadership on continuing to ensure that we don't forget about the 276 young women who were stolen from their families 2…