I am sure that the country's debt is much worse than I ever thought. Allowing this figure to increase compromises U.S. foreign policy.

I am pleased to see that the President's budgeting includes approximately 20 billion to combat the opioid crisis.

It is no more Armageddon and no more catastrophic than what we are doing right now, spending $1.5 trillion that we do not have every year.

I was very disappointed to see that Democrats in the Senate did not allow the debate to go forward yesterday.

The best way to do it is to allow folks to lift themselves up out of poverty to close the gap.

what they perpetuate is this myth that we can balance a budget or move toward balance without affecting entitlements.

it is that capital investment as part of the tax bill that you all voted for that we know we have to have in order to get that productivity growth.

you cannot have the growth that you all project without a consequent simultaneous rise in interest rates.

I think it is fair to say that we are disappointed in the size of the deficit, disappointed in the fact that it does not balance.

You do not have to go down that road to permanent trillion-dollar deficits.

I think we have deemphasized the dignity of work for generations now and I think the budget starts to move things in a different direction.

I do not think it is possible at this point, given what has happened in the last 12 months especially, to pay off the debt in 8 years.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First, I would like to thank Congressman Sherman for his leadership in this bipartisan legislation, which will make a difference on behalf of the people of Gaza and on behalf of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; and a longstanding leader on…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Reichert for his work on this. As Chairman Brady said, this is very important. I have a lot of manufacturers in my district who really can't get parts in this country and they depend on other countries, and it…

I agree we must involve a whole-of-government response.

I think we need to continue to look into the effect that Confucius Institutes and other influence operations that China has in our country.

It is mutually beneficial for America and China to have a good relationship, but I am concerned about the propaganda operations within the United States.