we need comprehensive immigration reform. It is badly needed to address these issues that we are talking about.

We must lead in demonstrating that gender equality is not limited to private industry in foreign countries, but in our military too.

Mr. Chairman, before I yield my time, I just want to make sure that we understand that comprehensive immigration reform is needed.

I hope that these important aspects of the NDAA are fully funded and monitored by this subcommittee and by the House Armed Services Committee.

I wanted to say hello to Mr. Anderson. I am from Michigan, and I am really glad to see a Michigander here.

In Michigan, the state of Michigan, we are home to over 800 and 500 small businesses and we employ over 1.7 million.

Those who take an oath to serve the people and to be part of our regulatory process should not be a wallflower.

Last May, former Congressman Henry Waxman recommended that the Chairman consult with Board members to establish an investigation plan.

It's not simply a list of investigations. It's a prioritized list in which we say which ones are going to be finished first, second, and third and why.

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 30, line 14, after the second comma, insert ``by status as a student in foster care,''. The Acting…

Some of my colleagues continue to claim that there was ill intent surrounding Lois Lerner's computer crash, that she intentionally crashed it to conceal her emails.

I just want to quote from this letter. Mr. Rosenbaum States the Obama Administration's overall record on immigration enforcement is characterized by an unprecedented investment of law enforcement resources.

But you cannot dispute the fact that the numbers under the Obama Administration has increased.

I want to be on the record that all lives does matter, and it should, all lives should matter.

I see with the additional responsibilities coming up that training gap, there is a concern, an additional concern.

After today's hearing, my desire is that there will no longer be any legitimate doubt that the Secret Service needs more resources critical to the mission that you perform.

I want to be clear that our ask that we saw in the report will enable us to have an expectation that you will have the resources to address all of these concerns.

The existing Unfunded Mandates Reform Act expressly prohibits courts from using the law to stay, enjoin, invalidate, or otherwise affect an agency rule. H.R. 50 would fundamentally change the law by eliminating this prohibition, allowing…

I'm pleased to hear that progress has been made.

On February 2, 2015, due to weather, I was unavoidably detained and missed recorded votes 51-53. Had I been present, I would have voted: On Roll Call 51--Yes on H.R. 361--Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act; On Roll Call 52--Yes on H.R…

I believe we have an obligation to preserve the independence and the effectiveness of the Office of the inspector general at the Department of Justice as well as other agencies.

I stand before you today to recognize a Federal agency that I am proud to say that I was a part of for many years: the United States Postal Service. I recall the pride and the sense of responsibility in delivering the U.S. mail. I am…

``No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind…