I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding, and I thank her for her leadership. I want to associate myself with the words about the chairman, Mr. Rogers, and thank him for his years of commitment and dedication to this Nation. I…

Just think, if there had been that acceptable tracking device, noninvasive. Mr. Speaker, I am as concerned about privacy as my good friend from Texas. We have sat on the Judiciary Committee together and we have supported, first, when we…

Let me thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding and let me thank the sponsor of this bill. Five minutes certainly will not be enough time to refute my good friend from Texas, but let me start by saying to my colleagues that this bill…

I thank the manager, Mr. Cohen; the chairman of the committee; both sponsors; the lead sponsor, Mr. Nadler of New York; and I thank the ranking member, Mr. Conyers. I rise in strong support of H.R. 6130, the Holocaust Expropriated Art…

I support the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas will control 20 minutes in opposition to the bill. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia. General Leave

I thank the dean of this institution. Anyone who has had the privilege of working with John Conyers and John Lewis have nothing but admiration and understanding through their teachings of the lives which they lived. This important…

I have no further speakers, and I will close at this time. It is my pleasure to indicate what an important bill H.R. 6431 is because it will advance the interests of the United States. I thank the two leading cosponsors for their…

I, too, rise to acknowledge the fallen on this day, December 7, at Pearl Harbor, the day of infamy, and offer to them our greatest admiration and gratitude. Our prayers continue to be with their ongoing families. Mr. Speaker, I also rise…

I thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me say that the substance of the Articles of Impeachment do not meet the standards that are evidenced in the articles in the Constitution or interpretive works, such as the Madison Papers. I believe it is…

I rise for a parliamentary inquiry based upon the resolution before us and the most somber responsibility of impeachment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas will state her parliamentary inquiry.

The inquiry is the underlying premise as to whether or not an impeachment should go forward when there are questions that are not documented of malfeasance or malice or the interpretation of the Madison Papers or the impeachment articles…

I thank the ranking member, and I rise in support of the conference report to S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. This act is designed to meet the threats we face today as well as in the future, and I…