It is critical that this nation's security--for our nation security, that the TSA have a personnel system in place that protects whistleblowers from retaliation.

If TSA employees are reluctant to raise these security deficiencies they observe, couldn't that put aviation security at risk?

I represent Detroit. I represent the Motor City. I have GM as the world headquarters.

Great innovation is not solely in the hands of Congress. It has to have all hands on deck.

It is, for me, a giant failure if we are going to be behind the eight ball, all the technology is ready.

The concerted effort to suppress the vote is real, it's been documented, and it's a concerted effort of Russia.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

It's unacceptable, because our vote is our democracy.

Of particular concern, the indictments show how the Russians tried to suppress the votes of minorities across the United States in order to help the current President win his Presidency.

we are going to have to look past our bias that if you are poor you don't belong in this industry.

I do not want a slippery slope that this President is immune to anyone not agreeing with him.

we've spent almost 5 hours here of this esteemed body which I am a Member of to discuss tapes of Hillary Clinton when we know that we have a humanitarian issue happening in our country that we need to resolve.

As a member of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and a cosponsor of this bill, I rise in support of H.R. 8. Our water infrastructure is important to the health of our economy and job growth, including infrastructure job…

My district supports urban farmers and food banks so our farmers and people can thrive. We should not put all of this in danger. Mr. Speaker, I call on Republicans today to stop, to remove this terrible proposal for SNAP with this…

I thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle for his support. Our skilled trained workforce is one of the greatest challenges we have in America in supplying a workforce that is going to address the skilled needs of our workforce…

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 267, after line 10, insert the following: SEC. 543. STUDY ON DIVERSITY OF CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE OF…

I just want to say publicly, Mr. Dodaro, thank you and your staff for putting together this report.

In 2016, the GAO recommended that the Treasury relocate up to $2 billion from an underused program...

The reduction in the workforce, we cannot continue to say that we have this overall objective and our philosophy and our values if you don't have the workforce and the trained workforce to perform the job.

I am going to continue to push this and not sit here and listen to 'we are trying, and our philosophy is to perform the job' when we know we are not.

It is not acceptable for you as the leadership to not bring that to Congress and be truthful about what is happening.

I thank Congresswoman Clarke for all of her strong leadership as a Member of Congress and also as a co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls as she advocates for awareness, fairness, and equality for all. Mr. Speaker…

I just want to close with some words of wisdom from Black women who absolutely have inspired me. ``It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it,'' Lena Horn. ``I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail…

It is a necessity for human life.

It must be a priority.