I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following: Sec. _. None of the funds appropriated…

When I first started out in politics, a dear friend of mine, Howard Phillips, was a conservative leader and a great father and patriot. On April 20, Howard Phillips passed away. He grew up in Boston, where he became an avid baseball fan…

The first high-profile school shooting in modern memory occurred in Stockton, California, where a gunman took the lives of five innocent children and injured 29 others. Robert Young, just 7 years old at that time, was one of the injured…

When I got here 18 years ago, when I first got here I was wet under the ears, and I started looking at different people's voting patterns. And I didn't know, you know, which way to go or whatever. All I know is Sam in private is the way he…

Thank you for offering this opportunity to honor a gentleman and a Texan who has demonstrated beyond any belief that he is dedicated to his country. After he served, he could have gone, walked out and done other things. But instead, Chris…