Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding on such an important topic. I am glad to be here tonight because I think it is important that we go out and make our case to the American people and tell the truth, which…

Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague and great friend, Mr. Rice, for allowing me this opportunity. The gentleman is truly a man of the people. Madam Speaker, 25 days, 25 days the government has been shut down--25 days--making…

Mr. Speaker, it is worse. So my proposal is that we, as a body, start looking at rerouting that money. If 90 percent of those drugs are coming through legal ports on our southwest border, in addition to the open, porous border, would it…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding, who is a great friend of mine. I think the pictures you have up there speak a loud picture of the other side of the 21-day shutdown, of what is really going on. Yesterday and…

No, not at all. They do it because they want to protect the people whom they have been tasked to do. That is all we are asking for here is border security. So 21 days ago the government shut down, a partial shutdown: 76 to 80 percent of…

President Trump has taken a lot of heat about Mexico paying for the wall. I talked to the President about this when he was a candidate, and I think that is an issue that we do need to talk about. When you look at the facts, Mexico, since…

Absolutely. And we are going to continue this on--it will be 22 days, 23 days, hopefully, not long, but we are going to highlight what is going on. The compassionate thing is--and as you brought up, this is not anti-immigration. This is…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to express and demonstrate the importance of STEM education in the lives of America's youth. STEM education is vital to the economy, with STEM-related jobs growing faster than ever and the need for well-educated…

Madam Speaker, the President has shown his willingness to negotiate and has negotiated. The President has proposed various dollar amounts he is willing to accept for border security, has said he is ready to discuss DACA, and has listened…

Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to show my support and utmost respect for peace officers across the Nation. Sadly, last year, we lost over 100 law enforcement officers in the line of duty. Of that number…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green) for organizing this Special Order. It is an honor to be here to advocate on behalf of one of America's citizens. I have the honor of chairing the Asia and the Pacific…