I have no further speakers, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

To Elijah's wonderful wife and my friend, and to his children and family, we have said over and over again how much we will miss him, but we realize how much you will miss him. Elijah Cummings was my classmate. He came in during a special…

There are many things that we come to this floor to do. In the midst of our duties, we stand in this well as armor and advocates for democracy. There are moments of joy, and there are moments of high debate, but I come this morning partly…

Let me thank the chairman and ranking member for coming together. I was on the floor earlier, and I held up The New York Times that says: ``Syrian Forces Rush Into U.S. Void,'' and, ``Battle Lines Shifting to the Benefit of Iran, Russia…

The headline of The New York Times yesterday said: ``Syrian Forces Rush Into U.S. Void. Battle Lines Shifting to the Benefit of Iran, Russia and ISIS,'' to the negative impact of the national security of the United States of America…

A week ago Sunday, the Commander in Chief of this Nation made a call to the head of the Government of Turkey. No one knows the basis of that call, but we do know that it was made without the consultation of the national security apparatus…

We recognize that this border wall, over and over again, has been said to be designated as an action of the sovereign nation of Mexico. Why, then, are the people of the United States, the taxpayers, voting for something that was promised…

I thank the gentleman from Oregon for the time. It may have been 200 times that the President said that Mexico would pay for the wall, but here we are today. I rise to support S.J. Res. 54. I want the American people to know, $3.6 billion…

I ask that my colleagues support the underlying legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Thank you very much for the leadership of the chairman, and I appreciate the ranking member on the floor. I have had the privilege of traveling with Congresswoman Underwood to the border in some very challenging circumstances, and I…

I ask my colleagues to support the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) that the House suspend the rules…

With that in mind, this is a real-life example of what can happen if we are not first in front. Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will join me in voting for H.R. 3710, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore…