As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security I rise in support of H.R. 1353, the ``Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act.'' This bipartisan bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to…

As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security I rise in support of H.R. 1249, the ``DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017'', which requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop a multiyear acquisition…

In a methodical questioning of Mr. Comey today in the Intelligence Committee, let me recount for you and my colleagues the responses of Mr. Comey. Mr. Trump's tweet, March 4, 2017: Terrible. Just found out that Obama had my wires tapped in…

Just a little bit of history. Let me, first of all, say happy St. Patrick's Day. Many know that the Irish fled in the 1800s, if my history is correct, because of the potato famine. We welcomed them as immigrants, and as an early member of…

Let me join my colleagues, first of all, and say that this country is made up of somebody else's babies; and I am very proud to be an American who sees the great talent of these babies who have become great leaders, such as teachers…

I support Representative Conyers' amendment. I include in the Record in support of our amendment a Judicial Conference letter dated April 13, 2015, and letters from a number of organizations, including the Alliance for Justice and the…

Reading again from the Judicial Conference letter, it says: The facts do not support any assumption that mandatory sanctions under H.R. 720--that is what the bill is about--deter frivolous filings. All it does, after a decade of…

I thank the ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary for his distinguished service and my good friend from Texas for his managing of this bill on which we have a vigorous and active disagreement, but realize that the role of the…

Let me again emphasize our mutual commitment to justice and why I think the underlying bill skews justice and tips the scale of justice on Lady Justice. I again refer you to the sitting experts, and that is the Judicial Conference of the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Conyers The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, beginning on line 19, strike ``shall consist of an order to pay'' and all that follows through…

Griswold was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that we had a right to privacy. Or what about the famous case that was made into a movie, Loving v. Virginia? I think for almost 25 years this mixed-marriage couple could not…