I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I think it is clear to the American people the extraordinary irony of this argument by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle in that they are deeply focused on national security…

I, too, rise in strong opposition to the rule, but I would like to speak to the two pieces of legislation that we are imploring our colleagues to bring to the floor: the no fly, no buy and universal background checks. Since the House…

Universal background checks will require that all gun sales be subjected to that important safeguard. This is about our solemn responsibility to keep our constituents safe. We can't pass a bill that is going to eliminate every single…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding I come to the floor again to ask my Republican colleagues to bring to the floor two commonsense proposals that will significantly reduce gun violence in this country. We have, each day…

The time has long passed for Congress to act to enact responsible gun safety legislation. Mr. Speaker, bring these two bills to the floor for a vote. ____________________

A little over a week and a half ago, my colleagues and I came to the House floor. We came to the floor to protest the inaction of this Republican Congress, the tyranny of the majority, to act on gun violence prevention measures--their…

The horrific mass shooting that took place on June 12 at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is a stark reminder of the urgent responsibility that we have to reduce gun violence in this country. This monstrous attack on the LGBT…

I strongly support H.R. 5332, the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2016.

The murder of 49 innocent people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last Sunday once again demonstrates the urgency of addressing gun violence in this country. While I appreciate the moment of silence we observed earlier this week, what we…

I thank you and Ranking Member Engel for holding this markup today.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan. We have enormous infrastructure needs here in our own country. And, in fact, the Federal Highway Administration…

``After a few hours of this, they let me shower. I stood there examining my body beneath the steam of water and decided, I don't want my body anymore. I was terrified of it, I didn't know what had been in it, if it had been contaminated…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, before I begin my remarks, I, too, extend my prayers and sympathy to the people of Orlando. My constituents, like all Americans, are brokenhearted at this monstrous act of violence visited…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment, which would eliminate funding for the Department of Energy's EPSCoR program. For more than 40 years, the Department of Energy has provided academic…

American leadership in the world is critically important today, given the many challenges facing the United States, our allies, and our partners around the globe.

I am pleased that this committee has once again come together in a spirit of bipartisanship to mark up the State Department authorization for the first time since 2013.

I think part of the challenge for us, though, is that we were told during this process that getting the nuclear issue off the table was so critical.

I thank the gentleman for yielding go. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by my colleague from California, which would strike this misguided provision to prohibit funding of the National Ocean Policy, which…

the existing sanctions regime has not caused the administration to impose a single imposition of sanction for human rights.

However, I must respectfully disagree with the conclusions they have drawn today before this Committee.

There was no evidence to support allegations that Commissioner Koskinen deliberately misled Congress or attempted to obstruct a congressional Committee.

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking the chairman and the ranking member for including my amendment in the en bloc amendment. This amendment will require a report detailing plans…

This important legislation builds upon the achievements of the Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

the persecution of the LGBT individuals and those protecting their rights are included in the abuses sanctionable by this legislation.

There are really no doubts about the veracity of the case of Sergei Magnitsky, who was only 37 years old when he was killed in Russian Government custody after exposing wide-scale corruption and tax fraud by Russian officials.