Just in response to some of the comments I heard from my colleagues from California, I think it is pretty clear, the Joint Committee on Taxation, JCT, has been quoted here, but under this bill, the Joint Committee on Taxation confirms that…

America leads the world in this area, and so it is appropriate that we have a strategy and a target and a goal and the ability to report on what we are doing.

economic policy is foreign policy, or good economic foreign policy assists foreign policy.

What can be done at the U.N. to help provide some assistance to the people of Ukraine right now, again, outside the Security Council?

Do you see this as a big problem, this lack of flexibility to move money between accounts in some of these countries?

We cannot allow others to pervert international systems to attack Israel.

The U.N. Security Council has demanded that the Government of Syria and opposition groups allow humanitarian aid to be delivered.

The administration has maintained a posture of inaction allowing these jurisdictions to continue this practice unchecked.

Several jurisdictions continue to ignore ICE detainers, releasing potentially dangerous criminal aliens into local communities.

Thank you, Representative Perry. I really appreciate this opportunity to talk about the National Guard. I first want to start by thanking Congressman Perry for his service in the Pennsylvania National Guard for some time. He is very…

Thank you. I would like to also join my colleagues tonight in support of Representative Barletta's very important legislation to help clarify the fact that the volunteer firefighters should not be counted as full-time equivalents under the…

I too want to the take a moment to reflect upon the life and service and dedication of Bill Young. Much has been said about him already this evening, and I too, like many, look back at that corner and want to see Bill Young there, but…

I am deeply concerned about this issue, as are many of my colleagues. I strongly support this resolution by Messrs. Pitts, Davis, Goodlatte, and others for a whole host of reasons, but let's be very clear about a few things here. This…

I want to say very clearly: I certainly oppose shutting down the government. I certainly oppose defaulting on this country's obligations. We have an obligation to govern; I take that very seriously. I do support the underlying bill under…

The American people sent us here to govern. Now is the time to govern. In a few short days, the government will shut down unless the House acts. I oppose ObamaCare, and I oppose shutting down the government. We had a vote in the House. The…

I too rise in strong support today of this legislation. I also want to extend my thanks to Chairman Hastings, to Mr. Holt, to Ranking Member DeFazio, and the former ranking member, Senator Markey, all for their leadership, as well as our…

I just want to say one more thing. You know, the President has said that this red line that was crossed was not his red line, but the international community's red line. Ninety-eight percent of the world has opposed chemical weapons use…

I want to thank the gentleman from Iowa for his kind comments about his experiences with various folks who are in Syria. I just wanted to say one other thing too. This past Sunday I attended a church service at my own church that has a…

It seems that the policy of the United States and Syria, since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, has largely been one of inaction and detachment. And, in many respects, we outsourced the arming of the opposition forces to many of our…

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska for organizing this Special Order this evening to discuss the crisis in Syria. In my view, it is really indisputable that Bashar al-Assad is a villain who has committed heinous, mortal crimes with the…

I now yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre). Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Chairman, when you talk about helping with education, when you talk about helping food banks, and when you talk about helping our military families, it…

Reclaiming my time, I just wanted to say, in conclusion, it was a wonderful cause. Many charities were supported. I should also let you know the Washington Kastles are playing tonight down at the waterfront. Get down there and watch them…

Do you see this trophy before us? We've been on this House floor many times to celebrate baseball victories, football victories, or, I should say, baseball debacles in our case. But we celebrate a lot of things, also golf. I want to point…

I must take exception to some of the remarks I've heard here today. This amendment is absolutely necessary for this country, for the consumer. We are talking about saving consumers $3.5 billion a year and saving 20,000 manufacturing jobs…

The FEMA first responder grants, including fire grants, will receive a 20 percent increase. Further, these SAFER grants will continue to provide additional flexibility to allow communities to use grants to retain or rehire firefighters…