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Mr. Speaker, I was absent from votes today on account of traveling with the Vice President on official business to Louisiana. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 279, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 280, ``nay'' on…
Mr. Chairman, I want to first thank my colleague from Ohio for his leadership on bringing forth this important legislation to actually help us focus more resources on killing mosquitoes, especially as the mosquito season starts, as we see…
Mr. President, obviously, a big problem before the country right now is, What do we do about rising healthcare premiums? What we know under the Affordable Care Act--or the un-Affordable Care Act--or ObamaCare, as some call it, is that…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with much admiration and respect for Commander Jo-Ann Burdian of the United States Coast Guard. Commander Burdian's tenure in the House of Representatives as a congressional liaison for the United States Coast…
Technology is in its infancy and provides a rare opportunity for bipartisan agreement in supporting its growth and your companies.
No State I don't believe has been more injured by EPA regulatory overreach than the great State of Louisiana and the citizens that I represent.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to speak on the floor today not only in support of H.R. 115, the Thin Blue Line Act, but also in honor of all of our brave men and women who put their lives on the line every…
Mr. Speaker, I would just briefly remind my colleague on the other side that this does not establish the death penalty for an attempted murder, as was just stated. There must be an underlying capital crime for which the defendant is…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have heard many arguments from the other side of the aisle in opposition to this legislation. Of course, they began by saying how much they support the men and women of…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. There are two important very brief points for correction. I respect the gentlewoman from Texas, but she just suggested to us that this would be a duplicative law; thus, unnecessary…
Mr. Speaker, I rise again to correct my colleague. I guess we can do this all day, but I do actually have a copy of the criminal code in front of me, and I would refer him to 18 U.S.C. section 3591(b)(2), where it lists very specifically…
Mr. Speaker, I would just rise, once again, to correct my colleague. It is an aggravating factor that is to be considered by a jury as one of many factors postconviction. So what you are saying is not 100 percent accurate. We can engage in…
I like more dialogue and, hopefully, I don't have to be on another panel and be harassed, but thank you.
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck) for his efforts and leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I think it is really important that we talk about law enforcement; we talk about what their…
I myself find that a canine team, a well-trained canine team with a good handler is the most effective means by which to detect explosive substance.
Mr. Speaker, I rise unscripted and sober in respectful support for my brothers and sisters of the thin blue line from sea to shining sea. These men and women behind the badge rise each day and serve each night as we work and as we slumber…
I think Sovereign citizens are a scourge on this country and I think that it is not covered by the media the way it should be.