It's an honor to introduce Darrel Papillion to the Committee today and to recommend him for appointment to the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleagues, Congresswoman Cherfilus- McCormick from Florida and Representative Jackson from Illinois, for their leadership, their commitment, and for allowing us to have this opportunity to speak on such an…

What happened there? This wasn't supposed to happen.

They are either stolen or counterfeit. They've got to be one of the two.

I respectfully urge you to include the text of H.R. 2558 in the 2023 FAA Reauthorization bill.

The objective fact is that Manhattan has instituted pro-crime, anti-victim policies that have resulted in an increase in violent crime.

MAGA Republicans are a clear and present danger to our democracy and are actively working to undermine the rule of law.

The real purpose in coming to New York City is to harass, intimidate, and threaten Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Your public safety as a resident is dramatically impacted by your district attorney and whether he or she is a George Soros-funded rogue prosecutor or a law-and-order prosecutor, by your police department, and by whether the local…

Criminals are running rampant. That's because district attorneys in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and even my home city of Houston are advocating for pro-criminal policies.

In Bragg's office, there's a two-tiered justice system: It's criminals first and victims second, especially victims of color.

Under the guise of helping people of color, he causes them more harm with his pro-criminal policies.

Do you know what the fastest-growing demographic of gun ownership is in America? Black women.

Every single American that lives in this country should feel safe to live in their own streets, end of discussion.

There is a direct correlation for when the bail reform laws were enacted to day one to the uptick in violent crimes across New York City.

I strongly believe it was because of the memos that were put out by the District Attorney's Office that they were not going to enforce assaults on police officers.

Because of the defunding of the police, that unit was disbanded.

It's sad, because many of the people in the Borough of Manhattan, the ones that vote for DA Bragg, they live here.