KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO

America is waking up to the atrocities in the Middle East. I have spoken 13 times on the floor of Congress about religious freedom issues in the Middle East as well as China and other places of the world.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his wisdom on this and so many other important issues facing us today. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Stewart). He is a true friend of Israel and a friend of mine as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of Israel and its right to self-defense as it faces the ongoing threat of terrorist rockets…

As I have said several times in recent weeks, I want to bring attention to the plight of Christians in the Middle East. Any person watching the news for the last several months will have seen an increasingly violent, chaotic, and…

I urge my colleagues to support passage of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bentivolio) that the House suspend the rules…

This bill has 126 cosponsors and passed out of committee with bipartisan support. I strongly urge passage of this bill to protect the privacy of Americans accessing Federal Web sites and support this bipartisan legislation. Mr. Speaker, I…

There are not that many people in this country that are aware of the persecution that Christians are facing in the Middle East. Some people have a vague idea, but they can't identify the specific groups that are being targeted. Today, I…

It has become apparent that the Federal agencies operate by one standing principle: do as I say, not as I do. The IRS has shown a blatant disregard for the truth, and it is apparent there is something to hide. Madam Speaker, I look to the…

There is a lot of uncertainty and instability in the Middle East. Violence and chaos are persistent themes, and political uprisings, revolutions, insurgencies, and waning democracies have controlled the dialogue on the Middle East for the…

A billion dollars for an embassy, and that is efficient. I just have a real problem with that.

On rollcall No. 359, I was unavoidably detained during passage of H.R. 6. An important discussion on matters pertaining to U.S. Marine held prisoner in Mexico. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

Last week, we learned the IRS--the most powerful and intimidating Federal agency in existence and the agency now working to monitor our health care--has ``lost'' over 2 years of emails from at least six employees. In a master stroke of…

The crisis unfolding in Iraq is deeply troubling to the American people. The rapid fall of several cities in Iraq to terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, has brought the militant group dangerously closer to…

I am gravely concerned about the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and the status of the current negotiations between P5+1 in Iran. As Iran has moved off the front pages over the past few months, I fear that the Iranians are becoming…

You can always identify them in a crowd wearing blue, green, pink, and yellow, and sometimes wearing a white coat. They have wings on their backs and many times a tired, tilted halo over their heads. The often miss holidays and similar…

On rollcall No. 203, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I stand in support of this resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Our Pledge of Allegiance ends with the words, ``with liberty and justice for all.'' Lois Lerner's actions have…

On rollcall No. 202 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared…

I thank the gentlelady for giving me this opportunity. Mr. Speaker, I, along with 71 of my colleagues, have signed on to the brief in support of Hobby Lobby. We must fight for religious freedom. In responding to the Hobby Lobby case, the…

I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Missouri for the opportunity to speak on this very important topic. Mr. Speaker, a few months ago, I read a report that really bothered me. The story said that Army briefs labeled Evangelical…

If you want something screwed up, let the government do it.

What I think is I would like to fire you all and start over.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio and brother in arms for the opportunity to speak today. Mr. Speaker, my grandfather served in World War I, and my father and uncle served in the 1940s. The gentleman who lived in the house across the street…

First I would like to thank the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Chairman Bill Shuster, and other members of the committee and their staff for working so hard on this bill. There are many good reforms in this legislation…