One veteran success empowers and heals an entire veteran community.

I think legislative vetoes are unconstitutional, in my view.

We are here to discuss safeguarding our democracy, strengthening our democratic institutions and Congress' responsibility to maintain their Article One power as a co-equal branch of government.

COVID is the most random killer that I have lived with in 57 years.

I think there is a reason for the National Emergencies Act.

I look forward to discussing what an appropriate balance is.

A core tenant of the Constitution is a system of checks and balances, which ensures that no one branch of Government has too much control or power.

But in the long term, emergency powers should not be a convenience that is used to circumvent congressional action.

I think there are reasons why elected officials acted out of good faith, given the knowledge we had and the science we knew at the time.

Congress puts sunsets on Presidential authorities all the time. That is not constitutionally questionable.

I am not disputing the subject matter of any of these national emergencies is not important.

So, I know all too well that Article One of our Constitution enshrines Congress' power to make laws, control the power of the purse, and check the power of the President.

So, regardless of the sitting President's political party, Congress needs to conduct oversight of emergency powers used by the executive branch.

I think our words matter, and I think that you pointing out of the importance of really establishing a functioning immigration system is absolutely crucial.

We need NRCS to properly implement many of the conservation programs in the farm bill.

This fearmongering about the border, let me be clear, empowers the smugglers and cartels.

After passing their extreme, cruel, and unworkable border bill, where the only bipartisan thing about it was the opposition.

The place is special, and it includes my district in northwestern Illinois.