This is about addressing Korea, Russia, ISIS. We need every defense dollar to go to meeting those threats, not anything else, and we need to make sure our troops are ready and can be deployed. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support this…

How much time do I have? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 1 minute remaining.

I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment. It is not a wise use of our tax dollars to build new facilities here like the gentleman wants to do to detain terrorists when we already have adequate facilities that are doing a great…

I would like to take this opportunity to praise law enforcement across the Nation and the State of Missouri for their dedication, courage, and sacrifice in serving our communities. This week is National Police Week. We should thank police…

Thank you very much. I appreciate the gentlewoman championing this issue, and we have brought our kids here and know the challenges of juggling work and family--and we are not alone. As you said, many, many families in this country are…

Thank you very much, Representative Rothfus. I appreciate so much your leadership on this issue, as well as Dr. Wenstrup, bringing this very, very necessary bill to the floor. Time is of the essence, and literally lives are at stake…

I am just heart sick today to hear some of my colleagues talking about how they were celebrating the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. That is 60 million babies--little girls, little boys--who have been aborted and no longer have a chance…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. ___. DELAY IN FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL RULE ON…

Today, I rise to recognize the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, which was honored among the 200 local chambers as the 2016 Missouri Small Chamber of Commerce of the Year. The title is much deserved as the El Dorado Springs Chamber of…

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this bill, as well as Ranking Member Smith, and the hardworking dedicated staff. This is a great bill. It is a win for our troops and it is a win for national defense, and I fully…

The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives investigation has uncovered many valid concerns and potential law violations that are disturbing, horrific, and unacceptable. In the course of our investigation, we discovered a hardness, a…