That decision of Citizens United that invited the corporate takeover of our democracy... has not played out.

Because the premise of Citizens United, even if you take it at its face, is that independent spending does not corrupt, but direct contributions are corrupting, but a coordinated outside expenditure is equivalent to a direct contribution.

These claims about voter fraud are completely unsupported by the evidence.

The landmark legislation that we are considering this afternoon will do what Democrats said we would do by reducing the influence of corporate spending in political campaigns, restoring ethics and integrity to government, and restoring…

This provision of H.R. 1 says that if a commission is not established or if it doesn't adopt a plan, then the redistricting lines for Congress will be drawn up by a three-judge Federal court.

In 9 days, we are going to face another government shutdown. The American people want a responsible Federal Government that works for them, but yesterday President Trump said that he will be proud to shut down the government. The President…

At a fraction of the cost of what it would be if it were a military engagement obviously.

I too want to begin by thanking outgoing Chairman Royce for his extraordinary leadership of this committee.

I would consider that one a success, absolutely.

It's important for the United States to stand with partners in our hemisphere to condemn the actions of the Maduro regime, expose corruption among Venezuelan officials, support democratic actors, and provide humanitarian assistance to the…

I give this administration a lot of credit for making a very strong stand in Idlib and talking about the consequences in no uncertain terms.

While the world is facing the largest refugee crisis in recorded history with 22.5 million refugees worldwide, the Trump administration has cut refugee admissions for 2019 to a record low of 30,000.

I do hope that maybe as a result of this hearing that there will be additional attention from the media because it was the most haunting trip I have ever made.

Clearly, this is a religious freedom issue and atrocity.

It is now 2 months after the Helsinki Summit and we still don't know what was said in the private meeting.

In my view, the Republican leadership in the House has opted to cover for this administration rather than allowing this body to do its job and exercise our checks and balances.

Vladimir Putin is not a friend of the United States or the American people. He's a brutal dictator whose repressive values are completely contrary to our own.

I can't imagine what reason my colleagues could possibly use to justify their unwillingness to support this resolution.

I support House Resolution 1017, which requests that the administration turn over documents related to the July 16th meeting between Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Rather than standing up to President Putin, President Trump bent over backwards to appease a dictator.

How can we trust that the President didn't commit the United States to actions or agreements that may be against our Nation's interest?

This is a matter of national security, and when an administration--and this would go for any administration of either party--shows such bizarre deference to an adversary who, clearly, means us harm, it falls to Congress to get the answers.

We cannot be complicit in Donald Trump's abandonment of the principals that used to guide us and we have a lot of work to do to restore American values.

As I said, the only question left is, what will Congress decide to do?

What are we doing outside of sanctions to build trust and reassure the North Koreans that we are committed to peace?