I thank the gentleman. I share that view that we want to get this done as soon as possible. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Members ought to plan accordingly. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, the Appropriations Committee is marking up its bills, but we have not yet adopted a budget and, therefore, have no House-approved top line…

I thank the majority leader. Mr. Speaker, in addition, one of the things, obviously, that I think both sides are concerned about, and Secretary Mnuchin has urged, and others have urged us to deal with, is the debt limit. We are not exactly…

This amendment is not about defense, this amendment is about politics, and I congratulate Chairman Thornberry for urging that this amendment not be added to the bill in committee. We ought to defeat this amendment. It has one purpose, and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Royce and Mr. Engel for their leadership. I also want to thank Mr. McCarthy, Speaker Ryan, and Leader Pelosi for their strong support of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I went to…

When someone keeps something secret, it is often because it is embarrassing or negative or damaging or unsupportable. Mr. Speaker, over in the Senate, Leader McConnell and some of these Republican Senators are doing just that: crafting a…

I thank my friend from Alaska (Mr. Young) for his leadership on this effort, a Representative on the most recent State. I didn't want to take all of his time.

Before I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy) for the purpose of asking the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, I want to just make a comment. Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, this House and, indeed, the Nation was…

I thank the gentleman for his information. Mr. Speaker, it is a time for us to be together, to be united as Americans, not as Republicans or Democrats, Liberals or Conservatives, and I thank the majority leader for his leadership in that…

I want to join my friend who has been such a great leader in dealing with those who have associations with our country but are not States. I join with his remarks. The Puerto Rican election that was held overwhelmingly voted for statehood…

I want to thank the Representative from the District of Columbia, Ms. Norton, for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Royce for his continuing principled and focused leadership on issues that relate to foreign policy, that relate to human…

Yesterday President Trump laid out his budget request for next year. It represents the most draconian disinvestment in our country by any President in modern history, and it is littered with broken promises and fundamental errors in simple…