These challenges are real. And those of us in positions of power must take them seriously.

Mr. Speaker, just yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Atlanta, an armed robber walked into Chick-fil-A to rob the place. Now, think about that. You are in there with your children, getting a meal in the middle of the day, and somebody…

Mr. Speaker, the previous speaker said Republicans want to do nothing to help, which is false, untrue. Members in this body came together during an unprecedented crisis and passed five bills to provide much-needed relief and pave the way…

Mr. Speaker, we lament the death of our good friend, Mr. Crist's constituent, Mo. We lament it. We especially lament it because when you are in the military and you are on base and you are in uniform, you are prohibited from carrying a…

Madam Speaker, what we are saying here is that the American people have to beg their government to avail themselves of their rights: Oh, Federal Government, can I speak now? Can I defend myself now, or should I wait a little longer? That…

We can start with decriminalizing marijuana.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, once again, Democratic leadership is proposing legislation that would do nothing to prevent criminals from accessing firearms while greatly restricting the Second…

Thank you very much for your testimony.

Ensure all of us against the murderers, bad guys.

We have to look closer at the encryption issue with these new types of technologies.

The gentleman's time is expired.

Let the record reflect that the bulk of those who are crossing the border over the years and decades have not come for drug activities, but have come out of desperation in fleeing persecution that they are experiencing.

Their job is to protect communities and keep them safe, and frankly, what we'd really like to see is more funding go to ensuring that people are healthy and safe and get the kind of support that they need to care for themselves and their…

Mr. Speaker, over the past year, Congress passed five bipartisan and targeted relief bills, totaling $3.7 trillion, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These packages succeeded in supporting our economy through the worst of this crisis…

Certainly, Dr. Henderson, as you've indicated, it has impacted communities of color.

We need these kinds of reforms to bring more economic opportunities to communities most adversely impacted by the war on drugs.

I must express my gratitude and appreciation to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for her unwavering support of our university, students, faculty, staff.

We will not able to arrest and incarcerate our way out of the drug abuse crisis that has many causes.