Even though my constituents voted for this lie, I am going to protect them from this lie.

Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today. Arkansas lost one of its finest over the weekend. Pea Ridge Police Officer Kevin Apple was tragically killed in the line of duty while working to apprehend two suspects. When he…

Mr. Speaker, the bill that passed the committee was partisan and wasteful. As expected, the Speaker succeeded in making a bad bill even worse. That is crazy, but that is how it goes. And things are going wrong for rural America in this…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize four incredible young women on the Clinton Arkansas Future Farmers of America team. Together, Gracie Lee, Alyssa Huie, Randilynn Stripling, and Catherine Mills made history by being the first…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of strong national security policies, policies like the remain in Mexico policy, enforcement of our existing interior immigration laws, and the completion of key miles of fencing and technology that…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to announce that the Congressional Task Force on Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad has been initiated by Congressman Ted Deutch from Florida and myself. The inspiration for me to form this task force was Majd…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the tireless dedication of members of the FBI in recently seizing approximately $2.3 million from the hacker group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. After the Colonial…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the determination of Little Rock native, Melvin Williams. A terrible and unfortunate injury in high school ended his football dreams. His grades slipped, and Melvin dropped out of school. Years…

Madam Speaker, a century ago, the Chinese Communists took control of one of the great countries in global history. The Chinese Communist Party marks, this month, a century since the beginning of China's descent into authoritarianism. Just…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the finalists from central Arkansas in the fifth annual Arkansas State Coding competition and a finalist for the Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year Award. The team taking third place at…

Madam Speaker, today I rise in honor of Women's Armed Services Integration Act. I am proud to recognize the more than 20,000 women veterans in Arkansas. Women have been serving in the military in different capacities for more than a…

Madam Speaker, I bring birthday greetings to our beloved Nation. I rise today to celebrate freedom and independence and democracy right here in the United States. {time} 2100 Madam Speaker, 245 years ago, our brave Founding Fathers…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my resolution, H. Res. 117, which calls on the Egyptian Government to end the culture of impunity for attacks on Christians and to undertake the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of individuals…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize that June is Great Outdoors Month and recognize the great conservation work of my colleagues in Arkansas in the Governor's office and at the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. As a lifelong…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring awareness to the difficulty for many to obtain a critical document for our veterans: That is their form DD-214. You can't do anything as a veteran without a copy of your DD-214. This paperwork is…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments and retirement of Catholic High School teacher and longtime friend Mr. Steve Wells. Mr. Wells has been teaching at Catholic High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, for 38 years…

Madam Speaker, in her opening remarks, the gentlewoman quoted Maya Angelou earlier. And since Maya Angelou spent her childhood in my district in Arkansas, I wholeheartedly agree with the words of Maya Angelou that we can do better. But I…

Madam Speaker, I am glad to hear the gentlewoman is going to work to see the Billy Graham statue is quickly added, and I ask that she does the same for Arkansas statues of Johnny Cash and Daisy Bates. Madam Speaker, we don't need a…