We must provide the necessary federal resources to support safe passage in times of emergency.

I do want to emphasize how important it is to get a stable government in Venezuela and, in my belief, that the Maduro government is not legitimate.

We cannot risk the public safety by neglecting our vital roadways.

We have to focus on a, I believe, total approach to this and look at the demand side of this.

I speak in opposition to this amendment. The principal purpose of the Climate Action Now Act is to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Accord.

I believe, as you do in this document, that Russia's malign influence has to be countered, but the budget request is less than half of what Congress previously appropriated.

It would be a terrible shame if we followed this president, ignored the threats of climate change, and ceded our role in the global stage to other countries.

So, you are in favor of a casino from Massachusetts on the other side of the border then?

What I am saying is that there are impacts on Rhode Island from having fee-to-trust conversions.

Just as the Northwest Ordinance permitted new states to enter the Union on an 'equal footing' with existing states, Congress extended the same principle to tribes.

So, just for the record, it is good that the Rhode Island people know that you are not opposing a casino on the other side of your border and the revenues that might be lost according to your arguments.

I wish to begin by expressing my appreciation to Representatives Tom Cole and Betty McCollum for continuing to press in a bipartisan way for this important legislation.