Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2255, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, will allow current or former Federal law enforcement officers in good standing to purchase a retired service weapon at salvage value from the Federal…

just to discuss a few of the extraneous comments that were made by the minority party, the officer that is currently employed by a Federal law enforcement agency must be in good standing. In order for that to happen, obviously, they are…

Not only are my colleagues apparently letting DOGE get away with terminating the Department of Justice grant programs, but they are also attempting to rob Federal law enforcement officers of their hard-earned retirement benefits. I will…

the draconian cuts they deem necessary to earn their support

The prohibited purchaser statute would preclude them from being able to purchase that to begin with.

To answer the gentleman's first question, if you are in good standing, then that means that you cannot have committed a felony.

No. What I am saying is that these things are not actually in reality. People are not issued helicopters, grenades, or whatever else.

Sadly, I'm a hard no until we get this ironed out.

The gentleman said it applied to grenade launchers, sawed-off shotguns, and the like. Those are permitted to be used, but they are not issued to an officer.

At this point I’m still a 'no' on the budget proceeding.

We’ve still got a spending problem. We’ve got a deficit problem.

If you have a choice between a doll from China that might have, say, lead paint in it... yes, you probably would be willing to pay more for a better-made American product.

What’s happening in South Africa fits the textbook definition of why the refugee program was created.

President Donald Trump has begun the first trade trip of his second term, announcing a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia and others to invest $1.4 trillion in America, creating jobs. More historic foreign policy wins are expected as…

I commend the Episcopal Church for modeling integrity in the face of injustice after the Trump Admin favored white South Africans while suspending refugee resettlement for others.

I am grateful President Donald Trump announced the United States will now mark May 8 as Victory Day for World War II to commemorate the anniversary of the American and Allied triumph over national socialism and fascism. Aligning with the…

reductions to DOT’s workforce [could] halt any meaningful progress in transportation safety.

However, we must remember that the current leadership in Syria achieved its position through force of arms, not through the will of its people.