Mr. Speaker, last week the Drudge Report featured an article with a striking headline, ``The World's Most Ancient Christian Communities Are Being Destroyed--and No One Cares.'' This sentiment was expressed in no uncertain terms yesterday…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the bill and want to acknowledge and thank Mr. Rogers. We came here together in 1981, and I think what Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Lowey have done, along with Senator Mikulski and Senator Shelby, has been…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the 15-month anniversary of the Benghazi attack. Once again, another anniversary has come and gone with no new answers about what happened that night or just what so many Americans, reportedly around two…

I thank the chair. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of legislation I have cosponsored, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. I particularly want to thank the bill sponsors, Gregg Harper, Eric Cantor, and Mr. Welch of Vermont, for…

Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, a profound 3-hour debate took place in the House of Commons on the persecution of Christians globally. Multiple British parliamentarians argued with great passion and persuasion that this is the human rights…

Mr. Chairman, this afternoon, I voted no on H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands, Jobs, and Energy Security Act. I appreciate that my colleagues brought this legislation to the floor, and, in fact, have supported many of the titles contained in…

I want to just thank the gentleman for speaking. Ike lived in northern Virginia when he was here, and I would see him many times on the weekend. The second when it crossed the screen that he had died, I felt very, very badly. To second…

Mr. Speaker, last week, a new national poll was released by a respected pollster, Patrick Caddell, a Democrat, and John McLaughlin, a Republican, making clear that the American people still don't feel they know the truth about what…

Mr. Speaker, in Luke 12:48, Jesus said: From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. The Congress and the President have been entrusted with much…

I want to thank Chairman Crenshaw for yielding. I want to also thank him and Chairman Rogers for their help today and on Saturday. I also want to thank their staffs. The staffs and leadership have been incredibly helpful in bringing this…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairman Turner and Chairman Rogers and his staff. I also want to thank Leader Cantor and his staff and Mr. Moran and Mr. Cummings and the others and all the staff, my staff included, but all the staff who did…