I would like to take some time and apologize to all those farmers, those construction workers, everybody that is out there in this country trying to do the right thing...

I am also a licensed professional engineer. I spent over two decades doing engineering work.

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize an amazing young man from my district, Nicholas Burrell from Benton, Arkansas. Nicholas started as a Cub Scout in third grade and, at age 14, became the youngest Eagle Scout in Troop 99 in Benton. He…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of my friend Bob Shell, who passed away last month at the age of 88. In 1950, Bob joined The Baldwin Company for a job scheduled to last 9 months and ended up staying for almost 70…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong. Last month, I had the opportunity to hear directly from leaders in Hong Kong dedicated to both religious tolerance and to democracy, as promised in the ``one country…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today again to bring attention to the travesty happening in Idlib province, Syria. Since mid-August, the brutal dictator Assad, his protector Putin, and Iranian coconspirators have repeatedly bombed Idlib and the…

There is no common sense in what is going on in many of these rules that are getting passed down.

We want to protect our waterways, which is the source of so much enjoyment and satisfaction and commerce in our state and all across the country, but at the same time we want to protect private property rights and development as well.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Alaska for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle proclaim that they are concerned about the environment, but that does not mean that I am not concerned about the…

Mr. Chair, in the face of increasing belligerence from Russia and China and an unstable Middle East, Members of this House have a choice. We can choose dirtier foreign energy over responsibly developing a tiny parcel of land already set…

Mr. President, September 11 is a solemn anniversary. Eighteen years later, we still remember the toll from that terrible day. Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93…

I respectfully request your Committee investigate the actions and decisions made by the VA throughout the entirety of this episode.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak before your Committee on a matter of great importance.

I believe in second chances, but not in life-or-death circumstances.

We need to treat them like family--that means guaranteeing something like this never happens again in a VA facility.

This is unacceptable.

The President in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence.

Let us let our own children know that we will stand against the forces of fear. When there is talk of hatred, let us stand up and talk against it. When there is talk of violence, let us stand up and talk against it.