I want to take this opportunity to honor a great force in our community in Houston, Texas, in Acres Homes. This coming Sunday, he will celebrate 90 years of age, but decades in the ministry, Reverend Dr. F.N. Williams, whose father…

Many of us will see this as the holiday season, but many of us know that our young college students will be finishing their first semester of whatever year they are in college. As I was home this season greeting my constituents, one very…

It is important for this body to adhere to the rule of law. There are several points that I want to make this morning that define adhering to the rule of law. First of all, we know that Mr. Cohen pled guilty yesterday on questions of truth…

The uniqueness of this Nation is the idea that we have coddled democracy, freedom, and justice. We have maintained a constitutional government and have been respected worldwide. This has been through wars, times of peace, times of…

The Nation loves its history. We in Texas love our history. Today, I rise to encourage and to announce the legislation that reflects history. H.R. 4745, to designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, is a wonderful legislative…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her unceasing--unceasing--commitment to the National Flood Insurance Program. I can't thank her enough. I know that my colleagues and I are from different States, but how many have walked through…

Today the court has affirmed the value of the First Amendment and provided the credentials back to CNN reporter Jim Acosta. It is unfortunate that since taking office, the President has treated members of the press differently than did his…

First, I would like to join my friend from Texas, as the author of the Violence Against Women Act. In 2018, I encouraged my colleagues to step up and pass this vital legislation that now protects all who have been abused in some way from…

And I am grateful for the death gratuities for troops in the case of a government shutdown. And the funds prohibited to use outside of the War Powers Resolution in Syria and Iraq. But, most importantly, my constituents are suffering from a…

It closes many of the loopholes found in dating violence. And in response to the overwhelming victims in the #MeToo movement, it adds sexual harassment as part of the applicable crimes of violence. In short, the reauthorization of the…

This is the moment for my colleagues to do the right thing, for the right reasons, to help bring H.R. 6545 to the floor for a vote. This has always been a bipartisan effort. Let us not let the current times and background noise sway us…

It is my privilege to thank both the chairman and chairwoman of the full committee and all of the chairs and ranking members for their outstanding job, particularly on bringing us to this point, though much work needs to be done. I am…