There are a lot of weapons of war that are already outlawed an assault rifle like the one used to perpetrate this attack in Orlando is a weapon of war, it has no place on America's streets or in America's schools.

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, I was unable to be present for rollcall vote No. 231 on providing for the consideration of H.R. 5055. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes. Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak about a bipartisan amendment that passed the full Committee on Armed Services, and also had to go through the Foreign Affairs Committee to be approved. It calls on…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak first about an amendment to be considered in a later en bloc regarding Special Immigrant Visas. I want to call attention to the urgent need to continue the Special…

Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Maxine Waters).

Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

Mr. Chair, I yield myself 2 minutes. I would like to discuss an amendment to come up in a future en bloc package. I joined a vast array of foreign policy experts and retired generals--and even Israel's own nuclear commission--in supporting…

Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers, and so I urge adoption of the en bloc amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on important provisions contained within the National Defense Authorization Act. I have said many times that too little attention has been given to a long-term political strategy in our fight against…