Just a couple of hours ago, the Republicans on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted to release the Nunes report. At the same time, they voted not to allow the rebuttal offered by the Democrats to be released. All I can say…

I include in the Record a letter from the National Children's Alliance, which has been working with other advocacy groups and, again, has done longstanding work against child abuse, supporting this legislation. National Children Alliance…

I include in the Record a letter from Professor Emeritus Howard M. Rubin from DePaul University who speaks about sexual abuse. ``My wife, Barbara Blaine, knew the lasting damage that is caused when a child is abused having been a child…

The parliamentary inquiry is the utilization of the words ``illegal immigration'' being used against the well-stated policies of the United States dealing with respecting people who come to this country. My question is the terminology…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas will state her parliamentary inquiry.

Day three of this shutdown, thousands and thousands of Federal employees not working. The leader of the Republicans in the Senate has moved with some offer that would hopefully be something to start with, but I applaud the Democratic…

First of all, to the men and women of the United States military, how shameful it is to use you. You will be paid. And it is important to note that the Democratic Party, our leadership, is focusing on making sure your families are taken…

Maybe my good friend was not able to keep his eyes awake last night to see that a bipartisan group of Members in the other body voted resoundingly to defeat this insignificant and this shallow CR that you sent to the other body. Maybe you…

I thank the ranking member for his leadership in serving on this committee, and I thank Mr. Cohen for his very eloquent explanation. Let me say that I stand with these women, Jenny R., Kathy L., Lindsey, and Taias, women who have…

Passing by the Capitol Police, it made me think of my own law enforcement officers in Houston, Texas. Because we do not have a budget, we do not have appropriations, we are about to shut down the government. We have a CR. There is no…

Let me be very clear to my colleagues and the American people why there is a major debate in the other body. This is not a shutdown campaign. What we need to understand is that this is not a shutdown for illegal immigration. I am offended…

* * * The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.