Bill Lee

Thank you, Congressman Farr. Let me thank you for laying out much of the history and the rationale for what seems so simple, to normalize relations between our country and Cuba. And December 17 marks another milestone, and that is the…

Absolutely. Thank you, Congressman Farr. I now yield to Congresswoman Karen Bass, who has been a great leader for many, many years. In the day, I think Congresswoman Bass was really very clear on why we needed normal relations and should…

here we are again: another year of legislative dysfunction capped by an undemocratic, unrepublican process that uses the threat of another manufactured crisis to impose on an unwilling country the same broken government policies that have…

I rise today to pay tribute, bid farewell, and, coincidentally, to wish a 1-day belated birthday to a truly extraordinary gentleman from Cedar Hills, UT, who is a dear friend, a trusted partner, and one of the finest human beings I have…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Los Angeles, California, for her very powerful statement, but also once again for her tremendous leadership on the Committee on Appropriations and in her district on so many issues, especially relating…

I thank the gentleman for his message of hope tonight and for reminding us of the fact that poverty does take its toll on the mental health and well-being of the human spirit. I want to thank all of the Members who participated. I hope we…

I thank the gentlewoman for her very powerful statement and for, once again, her leadership. I want to remind this body that she has been such an active advocate on behalf of those needing that safety net of SNAP and food stamp benefits…

I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for that very poignant statement and for her tremendous leadership each and every day. Also, I want to thank the gentlewoman for laying out what the choices are in terms of our priorities and the…

First, I want to thank my friend and colleague from New Jersey, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, for her tireless work on so many issues, and for allowing us to use the Congressional Progressive Caucus' time tonight to organize this…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida for that very important statement and for once again raising the issue of rural poverty and the StrikeForce and the fact that we know how to eliminate poverty. We just need the political will to…

I would like to in just a minute yield to my colleague from Florida (Ms. Graham), who would like to take the floor and talk about poverty in her own community. She has been such a tremendous voice on eliminating poverty and working to lift…

I yield to the gentlewoman from southern California (Ms. Roybal-Allard), my colleague, friend, and an individual whom I have known for many, many years who has been consistent over the years on behalf of supporting pathways out of poverty…

I thank our whip for that very important statement. A couple of things I would like to just comment on, Mr. Hoyer, that you mentioned. In terms of ``first, do no harm,'' a couple of years ago--and this was with bipartisan support--in all…

I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for her very eloquent statement, but also for laying out a pathway out of poverty. It is comprehensive. We have to do this together in an integrated approach. Whether it is child care, whether it is…

tomorrow the Senate will vote on the Every Student Succeeds Act--a bill that reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, which is the legislation governing Federal K-12 education policy. By all accounts, the Senate is…

I rise in opposition to the highway spending bill before us today--and not just the failed substance of the legislation. I rise to oppose the bill's irresponsible and unsustainable funding mechanisms and the cynical process that produced…

I have less than a page of my remarks that I prepared left. I ask unanimous consent for permission to have an additional 2 minutes to complete my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

As I was saying, Federal bureaucrats divert at least 25 percent of State gas tax dollars to nonhighway projects, including mass transit, bike paths, and other boondoggles such as vegetation management. Federal Davis-Bacon price-fixing…

nearly 6 years ago this body was on the verge of passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Today the Senate is poised to repeal that insultingly misnamed law. Back in the winter of 2009, of course, we still had yet to pass…

I rise today to pay tribute to Governor Olene Walker, Utah's 15th Governor, who passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the age of 85. She was the first woman to serve as Utah's Governor, worked as Lieutenant Governor for over 11…

Thank you very much. I just want to say that I think what is reflective in the Congressional Black Caucus' agenda and all of the work that we have done for so many years is really an effort to show that how, if you ensure that opportunity…

First, let me thank Congresswoman Kelly for those very generous remarks, but also for your tremendous leadership and for staying the course and making sure that we are here really speaking truth to power each and every week on behalf of…

I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding and for his leadership on these critical issues. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule, H. Res. 531, and also to the bill, H.R. 4038, the American Security…

Our screening process has already involved multiple Federal intelligence, security, and law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the FBI. These agencies subject…

shortly the Senate will vote on the motion to appoint conferees--or what is often called the motion to go to conference--for a bill that reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the ESEA, which is the legislation governing…