Political Quotes

I thank the chairman for yielding. Normally I don't speak on this bill, and I have been on the Appropriations Committee long enough to remember when this bill came to the floor in a bipartisan fashion. Mr. Lewis, who was chairman of our…

I would remind the previous speaker of the bipartisan bill from the Senate, which does, in fact, deal with the critical issue she raised. The leadership of the Republican Party has refused to take up that bill. However, there is a more…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We won't have a colloquy, however.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today, as I have before, to speak up for a brave American, Itay Chen. It has been 115 days since Hamas took Itay hostage while he was serving in the IDF. He is only 19 years of age. This Friday…