I am very committed to working with Congresswomen Wexton and Norton and our leader, Jerry Connolly, to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make sure that this is the last shutdown of our careers.

With my friend Tim Kaine, whom all of you know, we introduced a bill in the Senate and the House that would propose a solution to avoid all further solutions.

You read again and again, the No. 1 reason why security clearances are denied is because of financial hardship.

I think all Virginians, probably all Americans, should be grateful for the leadership role that you play on Oversight right now.

I was disappointed to see that the President's budget request for 2020 has many of the same cuts to NASA science.

I thank my friend from North Carolina for supporting this amendment, and I thank my friend from North Carolina for clearly stating a number of times today that Democrats and Republicans are both committed to equal pay for men and for…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. {time} 1615 Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mrs. Lawrence The Acting…

I am a businessman. I am also the father of three daughters. I have managed people and managed compensation plans for more than 40 years, and I know that we cannot manage what we do not measure. I agree with my friend, the Republican…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subsection (f) of section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-8), as proposed to be…

I want to say that all we are doing is giving the Appropriations Committee the flexibility to do this. We are going to spend over $700 billion on defense for people fighting for our democracy. We can spend a tiny, tiny fraction of that to…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In part 5 of subtitle A of title I of division A (page 72, beginning line 3), add at the end the following…

I am going to be reintroducing the Atlantic Seismic Air Gun Protection Act today to establish a moratorium on geological and geophysical activity related to oil and gas exploration and development in the Atlantic Ocean.

This is a very important issue to me. All of our Virginia coastal communities are united against the oil and gas and against the seismic testing.

Following my dear friend, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, who's been leading ocean acidification for years and years, the concern about it.

Since entering Congress, I've been working with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island on building up our ocean resilience capacity.

Every child should be safe and protected in school, every parent should know when something happens to their kids.

I was very proud to inherit the Keeping All Students Safe Act from then-Chairman George Miller, and now champion it with Chairman Bobby Scott, a bill which aims to prevent such harmful discipline practices.

So is there anything inherently evil about have a minimum standard for the country?

But there are 11 States that have no laws or regulations and there are 39 states that do, and they vary widely from state to state.

One of the most troubling and challenging pieces of this issue is that parents don't know about seclusion or restraint.

Seclusion and restraint are dangerous, ineffective practices that can cause students permanent harm and should be eliminated or tightly regulated in all our schools.

I represent the seventh wealthiest district in the country. When I was visiting my bank two weeks ago I talked to the--the bank manager brought me into his office, and I said, 'How are you doing?' And he said, 'I am exhausted.'

Unequal pay for unequal work--for equal work exists over a spectrum of jobs, regardless of educational level, regardless of geographic location.

pay equity makes good business sense and that makes all the sense in the world to me.