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…

On May 24, 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum on Federal fleet performance that required all new light- duty vehicles in the Federal fleet to be alternative fuel vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, natural gas, or biofuel, by…

I have been a very strong advocate for those suffering from rare diseases.

I know the 21st Century Cures Initiative holds great promise for the patients and families afflicted with rare diseases if it is done well.

Again, Mr. Chairman, thank you for your work to move forward with these important bills.

Let me thank Congresswoman Karen Bass, the ranking member on the Africa Subcommittee, for spearheading this measure, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

I want to start by thanking Representative Bass for authorizing this important measure.

I also support H. Res. 213, which condemns the recent attack at Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, by the brutal terrorist group al-Shabaab.

I am eager to work with my colleagues to reform our international food aid program so that, in the future, we can get lifesaving assistance to more people in less time for less money.

I want to thank Chairman Royce for his dedication to this issue, and I urge support for this bill.

I want to express my support for H. Res. 235, expressing our deepest condolences and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the devastating April 25 earthquake.

I want to recognize Representative Chabot for his work on this good, bipartisan bill.

We must respond to the ongoing crisis in Syria and coordinate our efforts to protect cultural property before the next crisis erupts somewhere else in the world.

This bill would strengthen this valuable program, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

It is critical we use all of the tools at our disposal, including border protection and passport controls, to protect our country.

We want to send a message to the Jordanian people we are with them in their fight against extremism.

I strongly support the seven measures that make up this en bloc package.

I also support H.R. 1567, the Global Food Security Act.

Her courage and spirit inspire so many in her country who are struggling against great odds for an independent, democratic, and prosperous Ukraine.

This legislation calls on North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet their family members from North Korea.

I am deeply troubled by reports of Americans traveling to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS and other terrorist organizations.

Having the voices of survivors to help guide Federal policy, identify funding priorities, and offer technical assistance will improve our government's response to this horrific crime of modern day slavery.

We need to all work to go on offense in order to get that tool of communication.

I am deeply concerned about Iran's ballistic missile program and its destabilizing behavior in the region.

I have said this from day one, again and again publicly, and last week's markup in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee signaled an important shift in that direction.