I am delighted, if I might say, to be with Professor Raskin today, and I would like to use that terminology, or Congressman Raskin, but it means that he gets into both the theory, the practice, and the passion of an idea. That is what…

Just a few years ago, there was serious deliberation, prayer, much review, the utilization of experts as the House of Representatives voted for the Iran deal of the P5+6. I remember extensive deliberations and the probing of experts on the…

I speak in support of H.R. 3170, the Small Business Development Center Cyber Security Training Act of 2017. H.R. 3170 amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying…

I was unavoidably detained in a discussion on prison reform, and I missed rollcall vote No. 167, H.R. 4910, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, as amended. If I had been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

I thank the distinguished manager for yielding to me and for the eloquent statements of our colleagues, including Congresswoman Sewell and Congresswoman Moore. I thank our chairman, Mr. Richmond, for his persistence that members of the…

Very tough test standards that don't test the child's acknowledge. So---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has again expired.

This is an open letter to the Nation regarding education or the education of our children. I represent the 18th Congressional District and have at least seven school districts, and certainly aware of the school districts throughout the…

I thank the distinguished ranking member and the manager of this fourth en bloc and rise to support the Jackson Lee amendment that has been included in the en bloc legislation. And I am thankful to Mr. DeFazio and the chairman for that. My…

To that school district, to the city of Houston---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized. ____________________

I thank my colleague from Houston for yielding, and I would like to address all of us on the floor tonight as my fellow Texans. That was a favorite of George W. Bush, the son of Barbara Bush, when he would greet us during his Presidency…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding, and I make the very point that there are three Members on this floor today from the Judiciary Committee who have an enormous amount of seniority, who have seen the long journey that our…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and a former member of the Science Committee I am in strong support of H.R. 2809, the ``American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017.'' Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairman…