Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that my name be removed from bill number H.R. 2722. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania? There was no objection. ____________________

I couldn't agree with you more, at least as far as being part of the solution.

Madam Chair, I support the 21st Century Cures Act underlying text, and I thank the chairman. It has been masterful work. And who wouldn't? Who doesn't want to do something in Congress about these horrific, debilitating diseases that plague…

I would like to remind Mr. Connolly that it was the Clinton administration, as I remember, in May 1998 that waived the sanctions, the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act, which resulted in an increase in Iran's terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and…

One of the first things that amazed me was that George Bush is responsible, and he is responsible because we didn't go to war with Iran from the same people that complain daily bitterly that we went to a war with Iraq and Afghanistan.

I am outraged that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to make climate change a top priority.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the chairman of the committee for allowing me to offer this amendment. It prevents the Department of the Interior from competing with our local job creators in the use of UAS--unmanned…

Our Nation is facing serious threats to our security.

I am shocked that the Department of Homeland Security continues to make climate change a top--top--priority.

Again, I appreciate the gentlewoman's reservations and opposition for the reasons so stated. I respect them, but I feel this is the correct place to limit in the appropriations, to make sure that the private sector can compete effectively…