This committee has already done that. Now this resolution, any fair reading of it, the substance is just to say we want a dialogue.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. In an all-too-common occurrence in this Nation today, the Murphy family in Wareham, Massachusetts, has seen flood insurance premiums rise dramatically, from $500 annually in their instance to $5,000, a…

I can't think of a bigger mistake after Boston than to gut an office that--whose primary mission, as you know, Secretary, is to communicate with State and locals.

After the kind words of the gentleman from New York, I just want to say, after hearing him pay tribute to Mr. Sullivan, I just will tell you that I do hope that the Yankees sign Robinson Cano, and I hope they go way over the luxury tax…

Thank you, Madam Leader. We all know that it is no secret that in this House there are often great divisions, and probably the most profound schism that exists in this House is between Red Sox fans and Yankee fans. But to show you the…

I will now yield to the nominal representative of Mr. Sullivan, who will be joining countless people, as we have already seen from representatives from Maryland, representatives we will hear from from Vermont and New York and California…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. Sullivan has had this position as manager of the Cloakroom on the Democratic side since 1987, and he has served different leaders in that capacity. I am sure one of the highlights of his career…

I would like to introduce now for comments about Mr. Sullivan a person who shared the same mentor in many respects, a person that we all admire so greatly, that is the late Congressman Joseph Moakley, I would like to yield to the gentleman…

I guess the best person that I would ask is Mr. Prioletti this question: What essential information do background checks neglect to include in the existing process, which largely depends on a huge component of self-reporting by persons…

I want to congratulate you and the President on those efforts.

I would like to thank my colleague, Ms. Speier for offering this amendment. Frequently, sexual-assault victims in the military are referred to Uniformed mental-health experts. From there, they are all too often subsequently diagnosed with…

I would like to thank my colleague, Ms. Speier for offering this amendment. While many protections for victims of sexual violence have recently been put in place across our Armed Forces, a review by the IG of military sexual assault cases…