The Secretary of State has yet to certify that Egypt is supporting democratic transition, and we have witnessed troubling developments in the judicial system and brutal crackdowns conducted by security forces.

Those goals should inform our dialogue with the el-Sisi government and how we confront the fissures that have opened up in this alliance.

Continued human rights abuses and power consolidation at the expense of peaceful opposition in Egypt is neither consistent with U.S. interests and principles nor an expedient path to an ultimately secure region.

It might be more appropriate to acknowledge that Egypt has moved beyond the post-Morsi period and transitioned clearly into a new and distinctly different era.

I thank my friend from Michigan for his graciousness. I rise in support of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. It is a significant improvement over the original Customs bill, which I opposed. There are human…

I thank my friend from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise more in sadness than in anger. This debate has gone on long enough. Too many of our fellow Americans have been victimized by gun violence because we are enthralled by the gun lobby…

We need to do this. The only thing succeeding on the ground in that region that we've invested in is the Peshmerga.

I thank my dear friend from New York, the distinguished ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for his great leadership and for always being supportive of all of our work. I also want to thank my dear friend from Texas, Ted…

It's about keeping our commitment so that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself.

Again, I want to thank my friend, Mrs. Bustos, for her leadership on this very important issue. I, also, in closing, just want to say to my friend from South Carolina, part of improper payments is also fraud, and the biggest chunk of that…

I think timing is everything actually.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy plays a critical role in coordinating the Federal response to our troubling drug epidemic.

I thank my dear friend from New York, who is the cochair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition and does such a superlative job. I rise to support him in opposing this legislative effort which argues overreach, but what it is…

I think that is a false premise and I think it is a misleading suggestion.

It's more than a little concerning that Congress allowed the Office's formal authorization to expire 5 years ago.

addiction is a disease, and needs to be treated

Would it surprise you to learn not one? Would it surprise you to learn that most of them in fact are retreating from the goal rather than advancing toward the goal?

we can't arrest our way out of this problem

If there aren't, then the treaty isn't worth much.

I thank my friend. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with the chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to condemn the November 13 attacks in Paris. This is a time of mourning for many families who have lost their loved…

Maybe, Mr. Garfield, I'll start with you. Can you tell us the difference between autonomous and assisted vehicles?

Perhaps this should be the first of a recurring set of hearings to gauge successes and shortfalls across agencies when it comes to protecting the vast amount of sensitive information held by the Federal Government.

I appreciate the opportunity to examine the information technology and security programs and practices within the Department of Education and the Federal Student Aid program.

I exhort you to do what you can not only in clarifying that grade, but more importantly, the spirit of this is improvement

So your philosophy is that a data is compromised through a contractor, that is their problem, not your problem?