Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time. Madam Speaker, we all appreciate Tom's service to our country and especially to this Chamber. Now, if I may inquire of the majority leader the schedule for next week, and I would yield.

Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time. Obviously, we will have an opportunity to continue, as we should, this tribute to Tom Wickham. So, Tom, congratulations on what you have done to preserve the integrity of this institution. We come here as…

Mr. Speaker, I give thanks to both the gentlemen from Texas for organizing this Special Order tonight, to all of our colleagues who have spoken tonight, and to my dear friend Congressman Baird for all that he has given for his country. The…

Mr. President, at the forbearance of my colleagues, if I can interpolate, if you will, and I will yield back. Thank you very much. As I speak, Hurricane Sally threatens the gulf coast, including parts of Louisiana. Our prayers are with…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I thank you, Mr. Speaker, for recognizing me. My friend and colleague is discussing the deterioration of traditional American values in our Nation this evening, and I think it is appropriate that we…

Mr. Speaker, my colleagues in Congress should provide, as I was saying, every necessary Federal resource. We must do everything in our power to ensure that southwest Louisiana is not forgotten as we work through the long and difficult…

I thank my friend, the gentleman, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today simply to remind America of southwest Louisiana's plight in the wake of Hurricane Laura. While the national media and much of America has moved on, I will not allow…

He's desperate because he knows he's going to lose it may lose, quite frankly, Brian, in my opinion, he's gone to jail.

I'm very optimistic that we're going to have a good election, but we just got to stay focused on the issues and we'll stay focused on people's lives.

This is a president that attacks fallen soldiers. This is a president that has lived I don't know, 21,214 times.

If Vice President Biden just sticks to the fundamentals, talks about raising minimum wage, talks about bringing prescription drug costs down, talks about expanding infrastructure, talks about health care costs, it can fail COVID response…

I mean, the first rule you learn in politics is you don't, you know, dismiss ordinary people.

I haven't read it.

In-person voting is not only safe, it's also the most secure way to vote.

However people are going to vote, we all should be encouraging people to exercise the right to vote.

They want to mandate ballots be mailed to all registered voters during this emergency. That, as I outlined, is dangerous.

A pandemic will not stand in the way of Americans exercising our First Amendment rights.

Every American who is legally eligible to vote will have that opportunity on November 3 and is strongly encouraged to exercise their right to vote as well.