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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for that compelling message. He is right, every State is a border State now, whether you are on the coast or whether you are up north or anywhere in the country, and Tennessee is no exception to that. I yield…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I could not have said it better myself. I thank my friend for those comments. Mr. Speaker, what Mr. Griffith is explaining there is the magnitude of this crisis, and I have a number of colleagues here tonight who will speak to…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. I appreciate his words and his expertise on the issue. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin), who I think will address some of the other crises we are facing as well.

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, that passion is authentic. And as we said, from Arizona you see it every day. Mr. Speaker, I just received a text message from our colleague, Mr. Katko, and he is the lead Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, and he…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my good friends and community leaders who have been serving my hometown of Shreveport for a remarkable 75 years. The CPA firm of Heard, McElroy & Vestal has been an integral part of our community…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, as we have illustrated tonight with so many Members coming in from all over the country to express our concerns about all of these crises--and we genuinely could go for hours upon hours. But the hour is getting late tonight…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. I think about the same thing, our children and what we are doing to them and their future. They will have less security, less financial stability, less opportunity. They won't have the great fortune that we…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, that debt is so staggering. And Dr. Babin is right, so many people don't stop to think about the magnitude of it and what we are doing to our children, our grandchildren, every future generation of Americans. We better get…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to a gentleman who has been on the front lines of all this as a retired police lieutenant. He is also a former professional hockey player, and that is pretty cool, too. He is a tough guy, but he knows…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for that forceful message. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 32 minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his remarks. The Border Patrol agents are as frustrated as we are. Demoralized is exactly right. We have met with them and heard their stories. And the reason they are so frustrated, Mr. Speaker, is…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, strong words on a very important set of issues. I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for hosting this Special Order tonight and continuing to…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. It is a serious issue. Every moment of levity helps us. I tell you what, if we can't work in a bipartisan fashion to prosecute criminals and stop the cartels, there may not be a lot of hope for this…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Julia Letlow
@julialetlow· Republican · LA· Feb 7, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a truly outstanding individual from Louisiana's Fifth District. For almost 50 years, Irene Robinson, known to so many of us as Ms. Irene, has been the radio voice of West Carroll Parish, using the…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-07
James Carville
@jamescarville· Democratic · LA· Feb 7, 2022

Just focus on what you got, what you have done, and what you want to do to make people`s lives better. That`s it. You got to go out and you got to gloat and you got to promote.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Feb 7, 2022

The Democrats' agenda could be summarized in two words, government control.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Feb 7, 2022

Leftist elites in America don't really care about global pollution and ecology because if they did they would support the American energy industry.

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