As we recognize National School Choice Week, I rise to support educational freedom and efforts to empower our Nation's parents to make the educational decisions best for their families. Over the last 2 years, we have seen our school…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson) for this opportunity to speak. Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce myself and to re-introduce the First District of Texas to this distinguished body, the people's House. For those of…

Mr. President, last Friday, during the annual March for Life, it was once again encouraging to see tens of thousands of young Americans travel to the National Mall to show their support for the most important human rights issue of our…

I am honored to stand here today on the floor of the House of Representatives to serve as the voice of east Texans in Congress. As a man of faith and father of four children, I rise today for the very first time as a Member of Congress to…

In my first remarks before the 118th Congress, I rise today to share with you what I learned from my first term representing the Big First District of Kansas and how I will respond over the next 2 years. I grew up on the farm south of…

I am pleased today to rise in support of commonsense legislation that puts the American people ahead of padding the coffers of the IRS. It wasn't long ago that Washington was under one-party rule. This Chamber was recently under the…

Mr. President, certainly the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and I agree on so many goals when it comes to American energy. We both believe in American energy independence. We believe in affordable clean energy. We…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Hayes), my distinguished colleague.

I was not present for the following Roll Call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall No. 495, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Certain Bills and Agree to Certain Resolutions, I would have voted…

Madam President, I have had the privilege to know and to work with many distinguished leaders in Kansas and across the country over the years, and today, I would like to recognize one of those individuals, Richard Felts. Rich currently…

We need more seriousness, less noise, and leaders who are looking forward, not staring at the rearview mirror claiming victimhood.

Madam President, I rise today in support of S.J. Res. 63, a resolution to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency declaration. It has now been more than 2\1/2\ years since this first issued proclamation declaring the National Emergency…

we had 98 non-U.S. citizens listed on the terrorist watch list who were caught trying to enter the homeland

In fiscal year 2022 we had an estimated 600,000 gotaways

This has nothing to do with politics. This is about kids across the country dying every single day from fentanyl overdoses.

Yes. I think I--I think I've said previously that when the Vice President made the certification and the litigation was complete, it was complete.

Yes, we should all comply with the law at all times to the best of our ability, every one of us.

the Democratic governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly, has wrapped up more than 100 endorsements, from prominent Kansas Republicans, all around the state, even though she’s a Democrat.