David Price

This violation of the Federal trust responsibility must never happen again.

Eliminating the NEA would, in essence, eliminate investment by the American government in the curiosity and intelligence of its citizens.

For this reason, we ask that the subcommittee consider including language in its report directing the Interior Department to work with the tribes in Maine to identify ways to address the impact of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.

I was personally touched by the story of one of my constituents, Jonny Wade, a courageous 8-year-old from my district.

I want to thank you for bringing this important piece of legislation to our attention.

They simply don't have one. Rather than work with Democrats to improve the ACA, Republicans continue to put their own political ideology over the health and well-being of the Americans we are all pledged to serve. I urge all Members to…

May I inquire as to the time remaining for each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 6\1/4\…

I thank our ranking member, and I associate myself with the kind remarks others have made regarding our departing chairman, with whom I also share many years of productive and cooperative work in this institution. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased…

The House's consideration of H. Con. Res. 165 is given special relevance by the presidential transition now underway. The resolution sends an important message to the incoming Administration: that the United States Congress reaffirms our…

We often hear from constituents who are frustrated by Congress' failure to act on many of the most pressing issues facing our country. Seven weeks ago, as if we were determined to confirm this indictment, Congress adjourned for summer…

Congress is set to take the longest recess in memory with critical national priorities, even emergencies, unaddressed. Three weeks ago on the floor of this House, we engaged in civil disobedience to protest the carnage of gun violence in…

This agreement is too important and the stakes are too high to treat this issue as just another political football. The safety and security of the United States, of Israel, and of the region depend on the successful implementation and…

I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, a bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Tony and Quinn Carlson, victims of gun violence who never received a moment of…

I want to give you a chance to talk about one of the most difficult and contentious areas that we know you are dealing with, and that is, immigration enforcement.

It strikes me, in listening to your answer to a number of questions, that at issue here may be the criterion you defined in your executive action, of course, quite a while ago, of people who have been in this country for years.

The President in fact pushed very hard in cooperation with the Congress for years for comprehensive immigration reform.

I think we all want to get this right.

Our biggest challenge in the past has been the vagaries in the budget process.

Eight years does seem like a very long timeline, or is that not unusual for icebreakers?

We are serious about making this particular investment.

It was only after months, indeed years of that kind of stonewalling that the President did take executive action.

My own view, and I think it is widely shared, is that in the long term, true and effective border security isn't going to be achieved, even with all the money we might throw at it, without comprehensive immigration reform.

I must say there is some similar confusion creeping into this enforcement regime.

It seems to me it is raising the possibility that the kind of re-prioritization you undertook with respect to Secure Communities, it is almost leading to a situation where that kind of reprioritization might be again, there may be calls…

the department's announced policy is to focus on people who pose a danger to the country--particularly convicted felons--for enforcement action.