I appreciate the majority for including my amendment in this bloc. My amendment is straightforward, Mr. Chairman. It recognizes that any U.S. strategy for Syria must acknowledge and respond to the tremendous suffering of civilians…

I attended the funeral of a close family member and was unable to fly back to the Capitol in time for votes today. Had I been present to vote, I would have voted ``yea'' on H.R. 1397, To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the…

I would like to associate myself with the comments and remarks of the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly) with regard to being mindful of the deaths from gun violence that plague our communities all across the country, and particularly…

I thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands so very, very much for yielding to me. I rise today to speak with you, Mr. Speaker, because we have gotten so many complaints about the messaging that Democrats have around this bill, and I…

I thank Ranking Member Danny Davis. I rise to express support for H.R. 2842, Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act. I do, again, want to thank my dear friend, Representative Davis, for recognizing the importance of subsidizing…

I thank the ranking member. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the ``Wrong'' CHOICE Act. This is a bad bill, and I suspect that Republicans are pushing it through with only one hearing because they want to push it past the beleaguered…

I am proud to rise as an original cosponsor of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this truly bipartisan piece of legislation. We have come a long way in this country…

Analysis of health insurance coverage for the past 30 years, analysis of data from the New England Journal of Medicine shows that, for every 455 people who are insured, one life will be saved. With the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, it…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 205. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

The month of March is when social workers throughout the country celebrate Social Work Month. I am here today to honor a special group of social workers who work in one of the most important institutions in our society: our schools. To…

This is precisely why the Members should adopt my amendment: because this is an unelected commission, and the relationship between Native American tribes is a government-to- government relationship. If the gentleman is correct that we need…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…