Bill Lee

I wish to speak for a few minutes about an amendment I have offered to the National Defense Authorization Act. The name of this amendment is the Due Process Guarantee Act. Alexander Hamilton, writing in Federalist No. 84, called arbitrary…

I stand to support my friend Senator Rand Paul and to encourage my colleagues in the U.S. Senate to support his proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. In the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers lodged…

I want to thank the gentleman for offering this amendment, and I rise in strong support of it. It restores funding to the Magnet Schools Assistance Program. Now, 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the data shows that many schools…

First, I thank the gentlewoman from Oregon for introducing this amendment. I rise in support of it. We have to really let our seniors know that we care about them. My mother passed away a couple of years ago. She was 90 years old. I…

As I close, while this amendment focuses on adoption services, we cannot ignore what is missing from this bill and from this process, and that is an opportunity to vote on the amendment to fund Title X Family Planning. We must restore…

This amendment cuts $5 million from the account that funds, mind you, Head Start, Runaway and Homeless Youth grants, and the Community Services Block Grant, among other critical programs, and uses it to provide $5 million in new funding…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

Before I discuss this amendment, I would just like to take a minute to offer my and all of our condolences to honor the memory of Congresswoman DeLauro's dear mother, Luisa DeLauro, who passed away at the age of 103 this weekend. As…

I ask unanimous consent to grant floor privileges to Blake Seitz, a member of my staff. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

First, let me thank our ranking member for yielding and, really, for her tireless advocacy on behalf of all Americans. I rise in strong opposition to this rule and the underlying bill, the so-called Make America Secure and Prosperous…

I want to thank our ranking member for yielding, but also I just want to thank her for her tireless leadership on our subcommittee and full committee. You truly are a champion for all Americans, especially women and girls not only in our…

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the fascinating men and women of America's founding generation. I want to share with you one of their stories. Jonas Phillips was a penniless Jewish immigrant to America. He was an…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding another minute. Mr. Speaker, we should not be trying to limit students of color access to education, which the Justice Department is trying to do. Affirmative action is critical to mitigating…

Let me conclude by saying, now any President can unilaterally wage war under the outdated authorization forever unless it is repealed. The American people--our constituents--know that Congress is missing in action. They deserve better…

First, let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time and for her tremendous leadership as our ranking member on the Rules Committee. It is a true testament to her love for our country and for our troops. Mr. Speaker, I rise in…

I think it needs to be bipartisan.

I was the only one who voted against it--it was just too broad and I knew it would set the stage for where we are now.

It is time to retire the 2001 AUMF and stop shirking our responsibility.

The resolution, as was mentioned earlier and read, it was 60 words, it was overly broad, and it did set the stage in the framework for perpetual war.

I have been consistently trying to repeal that authorization and I want to clarify what several have said earlier including Chairman Royce.

It is my understanding that the Rules Committee has posted a Rules Committee print of the Defense appropriations bill and that this committee version does not include the language added during the Defense appropriations markup on a…

I want to thank Congresswoman Plaskett for hosting this Special Order and for her kind words, but also for her commitment to providing healthcare for all Americans, for her leadership in the Caribbean Caucus, for her dedicated constituent…

What we can accomplish, but also about the brilliance and the importance of the Caribbean-American community. Let me just mention Dr. Claire Nelson, who is the founder and president of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, because, for over…

Last night the world watched my home team, the Golden State Warriors, end a historic season by bringing home their second national championship in 3 years. The Warriors, led by unanimous Finals MVP Kevin Durant and legendary players Steph…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his most diligent work on behalf of the American people, and also to our ranking member, Congresswoman Maxine Waters. I just want to thank her for really educating this House and the…