Mr. Speaker, I rise to support today's rule. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join with Sportsmen's Caucus Co-chair Tim Walz and Caucus Vice Chairs Jeff Duncan and Gene Green in introducing H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational…

I want to thank you all for being here for this Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the Department of the Army's 2017 operations and maintenance [O&M] budget request and readiness posture.

Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta).

When I say 'regime change', I don't have to talk exactly what that means. Look, I've been involved in national security for a long time. You don't have to spell everything out; but what I'm telling you is you look for any means you can to…

Well maybe they ought to dropout because If they don't win Florida I don't know where they go from there.

I've been promising people that I'm going to stay positive and at some point this race is going to head north and the field is going to shrink.

Nobody else is going to win.

I think I was able to demonstrate the fact that I not only have the experience, but the plan to take it to Washington, get this economy moving again and clearly the ability to express, you know, what is a clear policy on foreign affairs.

I think as it gets closer and closer to a two-person race, and I think it's inevitable, I think I will be in a really good position to be the nominee.

when people talk about me dropping out, I'll tell you who they are; they're Washington types who I beat 25 years ago and I'm going to beat them again now.

Madam President, I think we are all very touched and moved by Senator Fischer's remarks and the thoughts of the entire body go out to Sergeant Hansen's family and those he left behind. I am on the floor today with no better news. We all…

The key is early detection and taking care of things as soon and as quickly as possible.

It is essential that we be prepared to face these threats to prevent and/or minimize the impacts they may have on our food system.

We need a boots-on-the-ground approach.

Mr. President, as we celebrate Black History Month, we remember so many trailblazers. From William Flora's heroism during the American Revolution, to Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, the…

Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding time. I rise in support of the SHARE Act and the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act. I thank my co-chair on the Sportsmen's Caucus, Mr. Wittman, for his work on this bill…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce my resolution expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2016, as National Rare Eye Disease Awareness Day. In solidarity with those living with rare eye conditions and blindness, I am…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________