I thank the chair and the ranking member for their willingness to hear this amendment. I also want to thank the Rules Committee, Mr. Sessions and Mr. McGovern, for ruling that this amendment is in order. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by…

I thank the chairwoman for her indulgence and also thank the ranking member. I ask Members to support this amendment to support the DPAA in its efforts to find and repatriate our missing heroes. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my…

It seems like we are running as fast as we can toward bankruptcy, not away from it.

I would like to thank you for holding this hearing to examine the state of human rights in Cuba.

I thought it was a perfect solution, but it was a missed opportunity in this bill.

We owe it to men like Armando, Pablo, Mario, and Carlos. We owe it to their loved ones. We owe it to those in Cuba who live this nightmare every day.

One of the more bizarre aspects of the Republican tax bill which was really mystifying to me was the fact that it treated companies better who ship their jobs overseas than--at least their affiliates that moved overseas and created jobs in…

Our goal is to try to hold the bad actors accountable, if possible.

the state of Israel is one of our most important allies.

I thought $35 million was really selling short the damage that was done to users.

If we're not going to put a system in place where they can have their rights protected and their grievances addressed, do we not owe them a restoration of their right to strike?