Mr. Chairman, William Holman, with the Holman rule, did come up with a way to defund someone like the Secretary. Back to the Secretary, there should be accountability for our botched Afghanistan withdrawal and for helping establish the…

Mr. Chair, I would argue that the Gold Star families would like us to invest in our veterans. I would argue the veterans who are homeless would like for us to invest in our veterans. When we look at the suicide rates among our servicemen…

Mr. Chair, best investments? This is the best we can do? How about we invest in our veterans? How about we invest in our border? How about we take care of America? I want to help those around the world, but not at the expense of Americans…

Mr. Chair, when we fund specific programs, we should ask ourselves one question: What is the real return on investment? In the case of the Peace Corps, we are spending a little over $410 million. Is the investment worth it, given the…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 2, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $14,300,000)''. Page 296…

Mr. Chair, April 15, 2019, under the leadership of President Trump, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was designated a foreign terrorist organization. That is important because the IRGC is guilty of killing and injuring thousands of…

Mr. Chair, I support the chairman, and I want to put a finer point on it. In front of the U.N. General Assembly, and I continue, they will ``not rest until that is done,'' that being death to Americans. ``The blood of the oppressed will…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Madam Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment to prohibit funding for the so-called Homeland Intelligence Experts Group. The conduct of certain members of the intelligence community, who behaved as political hacks, quite frankly…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…