Steve Scalise

We ought to get those answers. We're going to continue pressing for that.

Americans died because of the actions of the Chinese, but the members of the majority will not let us bring that accountability to this committee.

If anybody wants to have a good read, his book, ``Captive Warriors,'' tells the story of those years in the Hanoi Hilton; not only the unbreakable bond of those heroes that he served in that prison with, but also the unbreakable love…

I want to thank the Speaker as well for leading that tribute, and I am sure at some time in the future we will spend an appropriate amount of time here on the floor where colleagues can share those stories about someone that everybody…

I would just share the gentleman's hope that that happens. I know there was a lot of concern expressed with the resolution that authorized pro forma sessions until July 21, and I sure hope that is not the approach that the House would be…

And then for committees like Armed Services that are going to be, hopefully, starting their negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act, obviously, those are things that have an opportunity to be bipartisan. Hopefully, they will…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. A couple of questions, but first, I want to ask: It is my understanding that on May 19, next week, we are supposed to be swearing in the new Members of Congress who were elected this week. You didn't…

I look forward to seeing the gentleman next week, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I appreciate the gentleman's comments, but those names were part of that document that was ripped, and I am sure many of them were as offended as we are that it happened. I just would hope it wouldn't happen again. I wish we would all…

It is a Soviet-style impeachment process.

If the gentleman wants to talk about how the process works, I have made it clear. The gentleman is in the majority. They get to make the rules however they want. But to say, as the gentleman said earlier, an honest trial tries to elicit…

I point that out and that that not be used for any kind of justification for the other disagreements and issues and concerns we had with what happened on the floor yesterday. Frankly, there were statements made on the gentleman's side as…

To start with, the comment that the gentleman referenced on the floor yesterday, I will read from a statement from the gentleman who made that comment yesterday: ``Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists…

I appreciate the majority leader going through those bills. There were a few bills that the Speaker had referenced earlier this week that would also be considered. Congresswoman Lee's resolution to repeal the 2002 AUMF, and there was also…

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, and I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I just hope the gentleman isn't asserting that the President of the United States, like any other American has the right, shouldn't have the right to appeal a decision. Ultimately, the courts at some level will resolve any issue before…

The gentleman said that this President has tried to defy more than any other President. Those were roughly the words he said.

I thank the gentleman, but when the gentleman talks about stonewalling, acting as if President Trump is the only President in history to seek alternatives to a question that is asked by Congress----

I am going to go through a few points because the gentleman made a lot of assertions that are not accurate, and I think it is important to go through them. The Department of Justice did not say that a President can't be removed. The…

I appreciate that. We stand ready to continue this work in good faith, which it has been from the beginning. Obviously, President Trump negotiated this deal, but his trade representative, Ambassador Lighthizer, has done yeoman's work…

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for next week. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend.

We will obviously continue to provide our oversight role as it relates to USDA's efforts in the International Food Assistance Program.

We will also monitor the implementation of the new flexibilities that we provided last year in the reauthorization of the farm bill.

We will get a chance to vote on this bipartisan agreement next week, which is a good sign as we see the new year coming soon.

We have a role and a responsibility to play