
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…
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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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from west Texas for this important bill. Mr. Speaker, recently, I created the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad with my colleague, our good friend…

Every cop in America should be terrified that the Department of Justice is going to jump to a conclusion when they have to make a split-second decision to defend themselves or defend innocent, law- abiding citizens.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Arkansas.

Mr. President, I again ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Madam President, our farmers, ranchers, and foresters are the greatest stewards of the land, and many have been working for a long time to preserve natural resources and protect the environment through on-farm practices. And now, more than…

There is a disturbing trend in the not-so-friendly skies these days--a big spike in confrontations, often violent, on American airplanes. It is all the more disturbing because it is totally unnecessary. In most cases, these disputes go…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and appreciate him calling us together tonight to talk about the mistakes that President Biden is making, the crises that his policies are brewing across a number of areas. Tonight, I rise, Mr. Speaker, to…

Legislative changes are needed to resolve barriers to controlled substance prescribing, including for substance abuse treatment.

It is such a huge, huge issue, a big expense, and just, you know, a gigantic project that is so, so very important.

When any one segment of this industry experiences an unexpected event, it ripples through the entire supply chain.

In many instances, a greater degree of supply chain coordination through AMAs will be utilized to procure the cattle for these plants.

However, continued growth of 8, 9 and 10 percent gets really difficult, and probably is unsustainable.

The budget request of $271 billion in fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Veterans Affairs... represents a 10.4 percent increase over fiscal year 2021 enacted levels.