Thank you, Mr. Swalwell. You are absolutely right, because immigration is a debate that we need to have. It is a national security debate in and of itself. We cannot hold the Department of Homeland Security hostage to that debate. It needs…

Thank you, Mr. Swalwell. There is no question that their morale and their mission effectiveness will be hurt. In fact, it will hurt my own morale because I am very proud to serve in the United States Congress, but I am not going to be…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Swalwell. I think our Republican colleagues have a point, which is that we need to have a debate about immigration. This is an issue facing our country, it is a serious issue, and in many respects, it has reached…

What I hear from young people is they want the Congress to get things done for the American people. Our job is to come here and debate the important issues of the day, but, ultimately, it is to get things accomplished, it is to pass bills…

Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Moulton moves to recommit the bill H.R. 37 to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to…

Madam Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. From Paris to Boston, New York to London, we have…

However, Congressional action may well be needed to achieve all these reforms in a timely way.

I think we waste time, energy, and resources trying to protect secrets that aren't really secrets.

Citizens understandably want and deserve more than a trust-us approach to programs addressing their safety.

We need transparency to know if reform efforts are working.