It really is a question as to whether or not the new included funding for rape kits will actually be able to go to providers and solve the problems of rape kits in places around the Nation. We need to do this in a bipartisan way. Who will…

Why do we find ourselves here today having this kind of debate that calls upon the higher angels of all Members, recognizing that as I stand on the floor today, some woman is losing her life. She may be a Native American woman. That…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado, and I sadly rise in opposition to the rule. I really cry out to ask the question: Who should refuse to help a victim of domestic violence? Who has the right to deny a victim--Native American, immigrant…

There's nothing more precious than the Nation's children. Of course, we love and respect our seniors, respect our families, and respect our men and women in the United States military. In fact, America has a great future. But all of us…

Let me thank the gentleman from California and applaud the gentlewoman from Maryland for her early, early involvement and leadership on this issue. It was certainly advocates like herself that allowed members of the Judiciary Committee, of…

I thank the ranking member, and I thank the ranking member of the full Judiciary Committee, Mr. Conyers, who worked extensively to bring reason to this discussion. I must remind my colleagues that this is a debate that is, of course…

I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to the Nation's mothers and to be able to wish them a wonderful and happy Mother's Day. This morning I had the privilege of going to the women's war memorial at Arlington Cemetery to lay a wreath for…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from California. I'm not sure if he misinterpreted comments that have been made on the floor of the House, but I will just speak to this point. That is too broad a statement to say about the present…

I join with my colleagues in recognizing the crisis that is being faced by the postal offices across America, both urban and rural. We look forward to bringing a contingent of workers and postal persons from around the country to this…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Ohio who just spoke on the floor of the House. He's an appropriator, and he sees this litany of limitations as being challenging. I know that Members are probably drafting some more limitations as…

Chairman Wolf, I appreciate the work of this committee, and it's a committee that attracts the Judiciary Committee. And I have been a supporter of the work of the ATF for many years. As I looked at the numbers, the ATF has $1,153,345,000…

I had intended to offer an amendment regarding the civil rights division, and recognizing the structure of the amendment, I chose to raise a point of concern, as I did with the date rape, and I look forward to working with the chairman and…