Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on Arizona's water resource needs and the importance of federal investments.

It's embarrassing.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize someone whose service will be felt by future generations of Arizonans--Arizona Senate President Warren Peterson. Senator Petersen's service to the people of Arizona began in 2012 when he was elected…

Mr. Speaker, I actually am about to try to make everyone mad. I actually believe data is a private property right. It belongs to you as an American citizen. The problem with our design here, it is really well-meaning, but it doesn't get at…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend an accomplished and dedicated leader who has served Arizona greatly: the speaker of the Arizona House, Ben Toma. During his tenure in public service, Speaker Toma has achieved many great things for…

I think Arizona has dealt with the disproportionate burden and should be in front of the line.

Lack of communication has been a significant issue. The delay is a significant issue, and it is a project not just important to the city of Maricopa, but really the entire Maricopa County because flooding in that area would be devastating.

Madam Speaker, we are going to do something really daring tonight, and we will see if it actually works. We are going to use some boards, some math, that I haven't even seen the final numbers on. We were working on them over the weekend in…

It makes no sense. Arizona is on the front lines of the border crisis.

I am extraordinarily frustrated that the significant delay in advancing this project is causing harm to the community.

Without additional Federal funding, they will be forced to close their doors.

we are borrowing, what, $95,000 a second, and almost every dime of the growth of that spending is interest and health care costs.

It is our own policies that are the barrier to the adoption of these technologies.

If you actually had a supportive Federal Government, or one that just got the hell out of the way, what are you capable of?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for allowing me to waive onto the subcommittee to discuss critical issues to my home State of Arizona.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday next for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Mr. Speaker, our hearts do go out to the family of Laken Riley. Now, we also must acknowledge that we can no longer take the feigned, empty words of sympathy from those across the aisle who refuse to do something meaningful to stop the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mi Nidito and its owners, Jimmy and Ernie Lopez. Mi Nidito, the Lopez family's restaurant, has been a staple in Tucson for 72 years. Jimmy and Ernie's grandparents, Ernesto and Alicia Lopez, first…