I am holding up this bill, H.R. 1585. We are very grateful for the many victims who, once this bill is passed, will be able to both be honored but also be protected. At the same time, with the gentlewoman's help, we want to make sure that…

I think all of us have heard, in some way, paraphrased: While Rome is burning, much fiddling is going on. I am grateful for all of the Members of Congress who helped construct this legislation. I want to remind my friends, as the…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Collins and I have been working on any number of issues dealing with criminal justice reform, and certainly we have spent the last couple of years on the Judiciary Committee. He may not recall, but…

I thank Congresswoman Wagner for her continuing leadership. It has been a pleasure to work with her over the years in the House Committee on the Judiciary on the question of human trafficking and sex trafficking. I am delighted to join…

His bill will allow more services to come for those children and those survivors of domestic violence, it will expand the capacity of early childhood programs to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It…

It is an important contribution to this legislation. There is an amendment by Mr. Gohmert, my friend from Texas, on female genital mutilation. It is an amendment that we worked on, in discussion about reporting on the incidences with…

In the 2016 election, as the candidate who now is in the Oval Office said that ObamaCare is a disaster, the question was asked: What do you have to lose? Well, now we know. It is the Affordable Care Act, which has provided 20 million…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member managing this bill, and I thank Mr. Kennedy for his insight. We are reminded that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Franklin Delano Roosevelt offered those great words on the precipice of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, the chairman of the full committee, I acknowledge the ranking member, and indicate that, as all of us who have come to the floor, this is an enormously historic day. For those of us who know the history…

I want to take this moment to go down a very tough, and for many families, humiliating journey down memory lane. Memories full of sick mothers and fathers, sick children, and maybe even those who lost their life because they could not get…

It is important to note that no one, as a woman, can ask you what your previous pay was--how denigrating that is--and use it as a basis to not pay you what you really deserve in this new position. Also, women are heads of household; they…