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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of former Congressman Jay Dickey, who represented the Fourth District of Arkansas for 8 years. In the days since Congressman Dickey's death last week at the age of 77, tributes have poured in…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the Days of Remembrance and pay tribute to all those who were affected by the enormity, the calamity, and the horrors of the Holocaust. On April 11, 1945, at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, General…
Mr. President, I am grateful for this opportunity also to offer a few remarks on the confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President Trump could not have nominated a more qualified…
As far as I'm aware, the president says he's still under audit.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support today of H.R. 1219, the Supporting America's Innovators Act, introduced by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry), the chief deputy whip. I am proud to have his leadership in promoting capital…
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the Quapaw Area Council, which, for the first time, was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America's Journey to Excellence program as a Gold Level Council, the highest award possible. The Boy Scouts of…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the impending crisis in Africa. More than 20 million people in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria face starvation and famine, according to the U.N. Secretary-General. At a time when the…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Comer). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Arkansas? There was no objection…
Mr. President, I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
The typical American aged 55 to 62 has only about $14,500 in savings.
More than half of Arkansans are living paycheck to paycheck.
when Congress enacts a law, you need a new law to change the old law, and that new law needs to go through the same process as the old law.
it is not about process, it is how the democracy works.
Susan Rice is the Typhoid Mary of the Obama administration foreign policy.
Mr. President, this week the Senate will fulfill one of our most important responsibilities: advice and consent for a nominee to the Supreme Court. The stakes don't get much higher than a lifetime appointment to a court of final appeal…
I look forward to working with our Ranking Member, Senator Heitkamp, and all of our Members as we use this Committee to highlight the needs of working families and what Congress can do to help them.
Mr. President, the Senate is at a crossroads. Senate Democrats at the behest of far-left activist groups are leading the charge to break a 230-year-old precedent of confirming Supreme Court nominees by a simple majority vote. Why? Well…