I thank the chairwoman for including my amendment in this en bloc. As a co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition's National Security Task Force and as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I rise to express my serious concern over…

So I hope that if the Administration is, indeed, trying to preparing itself for any sort of offensive hostilities, they will begin respecting the Constitution, Article I of the Constitution and come before Congress to make their case.

What is it that we are preparing for that we are arming our allies in the region with this many offensive weapons?

And many of my colleagues have raised the issue of this being a general trend that we are seeing out of this Administration to circumvent the responsibility of Congress.

These are toolkits for more aggressive offensive natures.

I just want to make sure we are clear on the level of lethality that we are discussing.

Today I rise to celebrate my friend, my constituent, and my role model, Peg Myrick. I celebrate Peg here on the floor of the House of Representatives because her life and her example is one I would like to share with you, my colleagues…

The European Union's East StratCom Task Force established in 2015 seeks to raise awareness of Russian disinformation.

I thank the gentleman so much for the opportunity to stand here in solidarity with our colleagues across the aisle in honor of Police Week and in honor of our police officers and peace officers across this country. I rise today to remember…

I remain deeply concerned that we are continuing to operate under the 2001 AUMF that has been expanded and broadened over time.

I believe very deeply in the counterterrorism efforts of our country and the nature of that as a really multifaceted approach.

I have only 45 seconds left. And I just was wondering for me, Mr. Day, if you could give me a little bit of an update.

As a former CIA officer, I believe very deeply in the counterterrorism efforts of our country and the nature of that as a really multifaceted approach.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And thank you to our witnesses today.

I look forward to working with Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa, and I thank him for his leadership on the Subcommittee.

Today, this Subcommittee will be addressing USDA farm bill conservation programs.

I thank Congressman LaMalfa. I thank all the Members of the Committee for being here today.

The role of voluntary conservation programs in our country's history provides additional context as to why they are necessary today.

I represent a diverse swath of central Virginia, from the Richmond suburbs to the fields of Nottoway County in the south, to the rural communities of Culpeper County in the north.

These voluntary programs that provide support to farmers, while at the same time protecting our natural resources, are absolutely critical.

I'm pleased to be here today for our first Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee hearing.

We have talked a lot today about 5G technology... we are facing challenges with companies that have close ties to the Chinese Government such as Huawei.

We should also recommit to working together to offer alternatives to Chinese investments.

empowering U.S. ally populations to stand up against foreign subversion would be the most effective weapon against Chinese and Russian influence.

A united Europe is a stronger Europe.