I think the American people have a right to know if this happened.

I just think it's inevitable, just as inevitably the Berlin Wall fell.

trade and economic changes in China would help to increase the spirit of liberty over time.

I have said this a lot, but there are no negatives to a healthy forest system, and healthy forests, they provide clean air, clean water.

Our national forests sadly are not healthy, and the effect we see are the increasing wildfires.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and if we will manage these forests and spend some money to do that properly, then we will save a lot of money on the back end.

the DNI over time has imposed bureaucratic mandates on the agencies

Madam President, it is hard to overstate the amount of distrust there is between rural America and the EPA. I represent the State of Arkansas, where about 70,000 of our citizens are farmers. Agriculture is our largest industry, adding…

Mr. President, I recently read a story in the Wall Street Journal that I thought was so alarming it demanded action. Here is the headline: ``Marathon Pharmaceuticals to Charge $89,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Drug After 70-Fold Increase.''…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ducks Unlimited on its 80th anniversary. Over the past eight decades, Ducks Unlimited has partnered with local communities and Members of Congress to support conservation of millions of acres of…

Mr. Speaker, as we gather tonight in the historic House Chamber, where so much of our Nation's history has been debated and dispatched, it is good to hear my friend from Georgia talk about the challenges that face our country with the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 69, a bill to use the Congressional Review Act to repeal a rule issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service to restrict hunting within national wildlife refuges in Alaska. I would like to…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, February 17, 2017, at 1 p.m…

Mr. President, our Tax Code is a mess. No one voted for it, no one wants it, and no one likes it. I have said many times we should eliminate all of the special interest loopholes in the code and use that money to cut taxes for everyone…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We appreciate you and Senator Carper for holding such an important hearing.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a milestone for Little River County, Arkansas. On March 5, the county will celebrate its 150th birthday. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Little River County came into existence following an…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 47 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…