I want to thank Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky for shepherding H.R. 6157, the ``Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019,'' to the floor and for their devotion to the men and women of the Armed Forces who risk their…

I thank the chairwoman for her understanding and graciousness, as well as I thank the ranking member. This is something I have worked on over the years. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas…

I want to emphasize that terrorism, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, and their impact on women and girls across the globe has had a great adverse impact on us all. According to a UNICEF report, rape, torture, and human trafficking…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''. The CHAIR…

It is a painful experience, as I indicated. Toddlers don't speak. They are standing still, as has been evidenced by Members who have gone. I saw two little babies. Leah, a little older, fussy, playing on the floor, didn't want anyone to…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania. There is no one to whom he can take a back seat in terms of his freshman term for his engagement and involvement. He has made the most eloquent statements on the floor, which show his…

Then, as we have not done anything for DACA, we have not done anything for the children snatched away from their families, the children that I saw for 2 days on the border at Texas--Roger, who I held in my hands; maybe the 2-year-old like…

I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding the time. I would offer to say that those Guatemalan Americans, El Salvadoran Americans, those Americans from the country of Mexico, and others who serve in the United States military…

We have a humanitarian crisis at our borders. A crisis initiated by an administration that purports to be the champion of `family values' but whose actions do not value families. Yesterday, after much deserved criticism and push back…

It certainly saddens me to have to come call legislation harsh and cruel; for if there is anything that we should do in a bipartisan or, frankly, nonpartisan manner, it should be the complement to the Statue of Liberty, which, over the…

You can hear the babies crying. When I went to the south Texas processing center, places where they were holding children, you could see the cages. You could hear and feel the warmth of Roger that was 9 months old who I held in my hands…

America is listening to the pain of so many of the Members, my colleagues, as we have experienced the devastation of watching families torn apart from their babies, their toddlers, their young children. I spent my Sunday and Monday…