On rollcall No. 299, I missed the vote due to a personal illness. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

Today I am here to talk about a bill that should be a fully bipartisan bill supported by all Members of this body. It gives our probation officers the tools they need to defend themselves, but also, at the same time, protect the people who…

I thank the chief. It is an honor to serve with the gentlewoman. I know the gentlewoman has a special quality about her now that I heard her husband was a sheriff. The gentlewoman is all thumbs up on my team, and I thank her for her…

On Monday this week, hundreds of families, friends, colleagues, and loved ones from every corner of the country gathered at the United States Capitol for the 36th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Day. They were here to honor all of…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. As he shared his story about his father, it reminded me of my own story of coming home to my three young kids and my uniform being torn and bloodied, in some cases. I never really thought about what my…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Taylor). The gentleman from Washington has 5 minutes remaining.

Mr. Gowdy, I have a feeling that Kevin knew anyway when he left that courtroom how you felt. Thank you for sharing that powerful story. I think it really clearly points to a lot of things: One, the job is tough and you have got to make…

I thank the chairman. I thank him for all his hard work in his committee to support law enforcement across the country. I look forward to working with him on some of the law enforcement reforms that his committee is looking at. I…

I thank Judge Poe for his words. When he mentioned police officers don't do this for the money, I always considered it a calling. And I think if you talked to any police officer or deputy out on the street today, I think they would tell…

I thank the sheriff for being here tonight honoring those who fell in his community and under his command. I thank him for his 40 years with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. I am proud to serve with him in Congress. We need more sheriffs…

Bottom line is we are trying to create a Tax Code that would allow job growth, create jobs, increase paychecks, grow our economy, and help hard-working Americans.

I lived on the street, too. I ran away when I was a senior in high school and lived in an old car.

The Federal Government--like I have been here--this is my 13th year here, and I still can't figure out how the heck they do things, and it is just--it is complicated, it is convoluted, it is sometimes not based on fact, it is based on…

Prevention, of course, in law enforcement is our number one goal, to prevent crime and keep people safe from crime before it even happens.

Readiness for school, preparing people for the future gives hope and opportunity.

We want to help. We think it is absolutely critical.

It is important for us to hear, not only from people like Rosa... but it is so critical to hear from those who are the recipients and then those who provide the work, the services, like Beth.

We will make that the first female President then.

The courage it took for a 14-year-old to decide to go through with the birth of your child... I think is just an amazing feat.

I think it is absolutely critical, though, that the community, the local community, has some skin in the game.

It is absolutely critical that we keep intact for a while the COPS grants program.

I think it is sad that the 50-percent dropout rate--I mean, that is just an unacceptable number, and I think that is one of the things we have to address.

One of the ways that poverty can be reduced is taking people from places that there are a lack of opportunities and moving them to places where there are opportunities.

Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Behind me are the faces of 135 men and women. They are the faces of those who paid the ultimate price serving and protecting us this past year so that our families and our children can…

Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, Officer Reginald ``Jake'' Gutierrez of Washington State's Tacoma Police Department responded to a domestic violence call. Despite the potential danger he knew lay ahead, he went forward with courage and…