I want to thank Congresswoman Chu for her leadership on this amendment.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 3729, a bill originally introduced by Representative Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting…

As you know, China in recent months publicly destroyed large quantities of ivory, and sort of a two-part question.

U.S. operations in Afghanistan are critical to the security of the United States, especially now that our decade long military presence will be decreasing.

Thank you. I again also want to thank the gentlelady from California for her tremendous efforts in speaking up and advocating for so many people who are voiceless. Mr. Speaker, I come before you today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of…

We must keep our attention on the persecution of Pastor Abedini and insist that our Government officials demand his release in all meetings they have with their Iranian counterparts.

Do you believe that the reverse auction process allows the agencies to consider the variables that construction projects face?

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my legislation, the Flushing Remonstrance Study Act, H.R. 3222. This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Flushing Remonstrance and significant local…

It is critical that small businesses are not left behind when it comes to Federal contracts.

I represent a district in Queens, New York City, where a lot of employers have not always done the right thing.

The number of people killed in large truck- and bus-related crashes has declined by about 29 percent between 2000 and 2011.