I thank the chairman for yielding, and I thank him for holding this Special Order for a very dear friend to all of us, Ralph Hall. I guess my opening remarks would be that, if you took the greater percentage of all of us Members of the…

I thank the distinguished gentleman, Mr. Rush, and I thank Mr. Pallone for convening this Special Order and all of the members of this committee and Members of this House of Representatives that have come on the floor today with joy. It is…

I thank the gentleman for his kindness. Mr. Speaker, if you want to recognize those individuals who have come here to do what is right and if you want to stop the siege of human trafficking, as I have said, where Houston is the epicenter…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a sense of moral indignation that we would want to block parents from loving their children, children from loving their parents, and deporting persons who have no reason to…

Briefly on the floor of the House today I mentioned how many times I voted for the defense authorization bill and appreciated the underlying principles in that legislation, which is to wholly support the United States military and their…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his leadership, and the manager. Many of us, Mr. Speaker, have come to the floor of the House time and time again and supported our troops, supported their families, wanted them to have…

I thank the gentleman very much. Let me express my appreciation to the author of this bill, Mr. Kinzinger, and to the managers on the bill, as well as, in particular, to thank the ranking member, the chairman, and, of course, the manager…

I thank the manager, Mr. Levin, for his kindness, as well as the manager for the majority, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Van Hollen, and the many others who, along with myself, cosponsored this legislation. It is very moving to have a moment of…

I thank the gentleman. There are no throwaway young people, and we should not throw them away. I agree with my colleagues who have mentioned items that we would hope would be reframed, if you will, impacting workers' conditions and rights…

In this season of reflection for many across the Nation, I will take a moment, first of all, to speak to my constituent Zeph to remind him that I have always supported the human dignity of all persons, and I will never fail to do so. I…

In the wake of Trayvon Martin's tragic death, the Nation waits. Young people wait. I could give a long litany. But certainly Michael Brown has galvanized us from north to south, from east to west. I stand with the young men, among many…

Allow me to add my appreciation for the continued leadership of my friend and colleague from New York and to thank the previous speakers. We all associate ourselves with the passion, the commitment, the determination that has been…