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Last year, over 7,000 cases of human trafficking were reported in the United States. Unfortunately, the city with the largest number of cases was our hometown of Houston, Texas. Human trafficking is an absolutely despicable and deplorable…
the significance of this discovery I do not think can be overstated. And how vital it is for the Congress, for the country, to stand behind NSF and make sure that you have got the support, the financial backing over a sustained period of…
I hope will join, and my colleagues will join with me and certainly on our side of the aisle to focus the attention of the country on the urgency of bringing down the national deficit.
Every day law enforcement officers across America put their lives on the line to protect our communities and our fellow citizens. National Police Week is an opportunity for all Americans to recognize and express our deep appreciation for…
We are a nation of laws. And if the law is not enforced, if there is no consequence to illegal activity, there is no way to get it under control.
And existing law is very clear, has been on the books since 1950s, that an individual crossing the southern border is subject to up to 6 months imprisonment to enter the country illegally.
The goal is for these jurisdictions to change their policy. We want them to protect lives and property by changing their policy and cooperating.
When Kate Steinle was murdered last summer, it affected me and I know everyone in the country very, very deeply.
99 percent compliance with the request for information with federal authorities is not sufficient. It is 100 percent required.
Taking federal money away from local law enforcement is only going to make it harder for law enforcement to go after the real criminals, the murderers, the rapists, the drug lords.
One of the principal reasons that President Trump won the election was his promise to the country that our laws would be enforced...
If they choose to--if they want to be a sanctuary city, that is their decision. Just don't ask for federal money.
If you want to protect criminal illegal aliens in your custody, don't ask for federal money, because you are not going to get it.
This bill protects our Second Amendment rights and contains pro-life protections that we have had in previous legislation. This is a good bill, Mr. Speaker. I urge all Members to support it.
The reason you can't buy a house or a business with a 1- or 2-page contract is all the detail in that big, thick stack of documents ensures that both parties are going to perform and do exactly as promised in the contract. The same is true…
the number of people that have died as a result of opioid overdoses has already exceeded last year alone the total number of people killed in the Vietnam war.
So the days of receiving Federal money and shielding criminal aliens are over.
I was pleased to spearhead this effort and did so quietly. In fact, when Kate Steinle was murdered in San Francisco, I just made this my highest priority.
If local and State law enforcement agencies expect to receive Federal money, if you want Federal money, you have to follow Federal law and cooperate with requests for immigration information about people in your custody and do so 100…
If you are 54 years of age or younger, Mr. Secretary, the Medicare hospital fund can only pay 50 cents on the dollar.
There is just no lower form of life on Earth than someone who would hurt a woman or a child.
I have always felt that the single, most important part of our law enforcement... a good heart, good common sense.
This simple amendment that I am offering today with my colleague and good friend, Congressman Al Green of Houston, would direct the Secretary to expedite a project that we both share in Houston, the Brays Bayou flood mitigation project…
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