Robert Pittenger

If the gentleman will continue to yield, as we consider the great plight in Texas of Hurricane Harvey, I also want to offer my sincere thanks for the outpouring of support that my State continues to receive, that they need after the…

I would like to also thank Chairman Thornberry and Chairman Sessions for making my amendment in order and allowing floor consideration. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple. It prohibits telecommunications companies that provide material…

The previous administration's biggest homeland security failures were the lack of prosecution and enforcement for crimes committed by illegal immigrants. For far too long, the Obama administration failed to adequately punish illegal…

The United States Government must posture strongly against any and all financing methods for ISIS.

I am here to support the Financial CHOICE Act, and for good reasons. Under Dodd-Frank, North Carolina has lost 50 percent of our banks since 2010, while three community banks have consolidated just in the last month. Monthly banking fees…

This weekend, America pauses to honor the patriotic men and women who sacrificed their lives in support of our liberty. For many, perhaps, Memorial Day has become just another reason for a cookout. But for more than 11,000 families in…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 249. ____________________

I thank the chairman for his exceptional leadership on this very important legislation. In 2012, 7-year-old Jamal Stevens was in his bed when a tornado tore through the house, tossing him onto the embankment along Interstate 485, hundreds…

There is really no budget. And there is essentially no accountability.

Your appointment as Director, given through the Dodd Frank Act, gives you really unlimited power and basically unchecked.

I recognize the impediments that have been placed upon the banking industry today--in North Carolina alone we have lost 40 percent of our banks--and truly restricting credit and capital, particularly in the rural communities which I serve.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 129. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes…

Just a few weeks ago, my family was blessed with the arrival of a beautiful baby girl, our 10th grandchild. If you have ever held a newborn, so defenseless and completely dependent on you, you will understand why the idea that some people…

Today I rise to voice my support for H.R. 5711 and to thank Congressman Huizenga for his leadership on this very important issue. This bill prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by U.S. financial…

I thank Congressman Lamborn so much for his leadership on this. What an inspiring evening. Mr. Speaker, as a little boy, I was taught that little song: ``Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.'' Now, I am no Cliff…

I thank the chairman for yielding the time. I also thank Congressman Poliquin for his leadership on this very critical issue. Mr. Chairman, we are frequently reminded that Iran remains the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and I thank the gentleman for the leadership he has shown this past year on the issue of terrorist group financing. I would also like to pay recognition and gratitude to Chairman Hensarling for his…

I thank Chairman Fitzpatrick for yielding and for his leadership. I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) for his extraordinary support and skills and knowledge in these areas. It has really been an honor to work with him. Our…

I think in my written testimony, I noted that, for example, Daniel Ortega has acknowledged that he gets about $500 million a year from Venezuela...

We recognize better the importance of terrorism financing. This is an important tool for us to be able to defeat the Islamic terrorists.

So when you have Venezuela using the FARC, which is both a designated terrorist organization and a major drug trafficking organization, as an instrument of their foreign policy...

On rollcall No. 321, I mistakenly voted ``yea,'' when I intended to vote ``nay.'' Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. McClintock The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…

On rollcall No. 321, the fiscal year 2017 Defense Appropriations Act, I mistakenly voted ``yea'' when I intended to vote ``nay.'' This amendment prohibited the use of government data for our intelligence services, and I fully intended to…

I submit this is a good amendment. I do believe that what we do with this amendment is prevent the egregious abuse of power by our President and allow the adjudication of this process to be completed by the Justice Department. I yield back…

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 (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…