Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 3 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 10 a.m. for…

I think its a pretty simple answer, and it should be, you know, if you're SecDef and the president tells you to do something that's clearly unconstitutional or illegal, you should tell him that and you can refuse to carry out an order of…

When I walked out of the hearing I have to say I was more concerned about his transparency. He talks about personal issues without specifying what those were, and then when asked about what I think the personal issues might be, and some of…

Did you take your staff, including young female staff members, to a strip club?

Well, Erin, I walked into that hearing this morning very concerned about his experience to do the job. Defense Department is a huge organization, $850 billion a year budget, 3 million people. He didn't seem to have the requisite experience…

Mr. Speaker, for the gentleman from Pennsylvania, a bit of reference, in the old days when we were put in the chair, particularly when we were freshman, it is because we had been annoying to the Speaker. I don't know if anyone remembers…

Mr. Speaker, I was necessarily absent today and missed one vote on the House Floor. Had I been present, I would have voted the below, consistent with my YEA vote in the 118th Congress on June 4, 2024: YEA on Roll Call No. 7, Passage of…

Mr. Speaker, neither the United States nor Israel recognize the legitimacy of the ICC. We are not members. The ICC has no authority to violate the sovereignty of either of those nations. This bill is essential for protecting American…

Mr. Speaker, again, our hearts go out to the Laken Riley family. We think about them. This bill is named for Laken Riley, but it has an impact far greater. Once again, we must acknowledge that we can no longer take the famed empty words of…

Mr. Speaker, you get to explain to the victim of the 28-year-old illegal alien who tortured and burglarized a Dallas woman just a month or two ago. You can stand up and say we are not bringing meaningful legislation. You can stand up and…

For instance, Liz Cheney was essentially engaged in something which might be perceived as suborning perjury.

You had some really weird stuff going on in that J6 committee.

Mr. President, I stand here today, closing out my time in Congress, and I am reminded of the gravity of this place, the storied history of the Senate, one in which we are all honored to contribute, and the guardrails that serve as the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am glad we agreed finally on the second thing, and that is we are going around in circles. I want to make a couple quick points as I round the barn one more time. The most CRAs done…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Here we go, Mr. Speaker. We are going to walk around the barn one more time. Let's go around that barn just one more time and say the same thing again. My colleague and I are…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, so you have thousands of regulations in 2024 promulgated, thousands, impacting us by $1.4 trillion. The most CRAs you have ever had is 17, and we are told, oh, just trust the…

Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, for being named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential climate leaders in 2024. Governor Lewis is the longest…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we can walk around this barn all day long. When you say, look, we want you to do this on a single rule over and over again, that is not real. That is the way it has been…