Chris Smith: “We urge the U.S. government to make ending torture a higher priority in bilateral relations.”

My colleagues and I rise to convey our deepest sorrow on the passing of our longtime friend and colleague, 14-term New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell of the Ninth District in New Jersey. We offer our prayers and heartfelt condolences to…

I thank my good friend for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership, as well as the leadership of Mr. Meeks and, of course, Chairman McCaul. As the prime author of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which I first introduced…

It could jeopardize the whole future of high-energy physics.

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1427 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable William J. Pascrell…