As John Lewis eloquently stated, this decision plunged a dagger into the heart of the civil rights movement.

Before the Voting Rights Act, the state of voting rights in the Deep South was, I have described, abysmal.

Thank you for your service, not just to the committee, but to our Congress and to the American people.

What I witnessed in our community inspired me to oppose granting China permanent normal trade relations almost 20 years ago.

We can do better. We can do much better.

I have said it before and I will say it again. There is no way to compete in a race to the bottom.

While we may differ on the tactics, everyone in this room will agree that we need a level playing field.

We can't secure them now so it is hard to see how it gets much worse but I think that as you add more and more connected devices, the ability to create some sort of havoc--

Chinese companies face a serious branding problem in many countries. There is a level of distrust that has been created in good measure by Chinese government policies.

The United States needs to develop credible threats to deter foreign attackers and persuade them that interference in critical infrastructure comes with the unacceptable risk of retaliation.

No terrorist group currently has the capability to launch a damaging cyber attack.

It is my strong belief that the American people have a right to know. We live in a democratic society.

the responsibilities when you talk about the legitimate purpose for using 6103, doesn't that extend to many other issues

I hope that we will continue the good and thoughtful work on behalf of the American taxpayers.

You know, if you are in that type of situation, keep fighting for what you deserve.

How long will we have to still, as we sit here in 2019, continue to have to defend a person's right to cast their vote?

They did so because there was a significant problem, particularly in Southern states, for which I am a representative of one of them.

Healthcare is a right; it is not a privilege. And all of us--all Americans have a right to quality healthcare.

If we are serious about America being the greatest country in the world, then we all should play a role in making it easier for our citizens, regardless of their race, their sexual orientation, their gender, to exercise that basic right.

Credit unions are fierce supporters of efforts to combat criminal activity utilizing our financial systems.

We can subsidize dependence all day long but that doesn't move people to a more productive job and a more productive life.

I am a little perplexed as to the opposition to expanding these small business pools.

So if it is good enough for those large employers, it is probably good enough for small business, isn't it?

I do get somewhat of a kick out of my colleagues on the other side bemoaning attacks...

In my home state of Minnesota the Department of Health just released another report that 116,000 more Minnesotans lost their health insurance in the last two years.