Mr. Speaker, as chair of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, I will take a moment today to address a grave threat to American workers that is coming from Washington, D.C., right now. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are at…

for every employee that works in this campus, whether they are maintenance people or Members of Congress, that was a very difficult day, a very, very difficult day, a deadly day.

I look forward to working with both of you and everyone on this Committee to improve the quality of life for all employees and visitors here on this campus.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Zach Didier, a beloved member of our community in Rocklin who tragically passed away from fentanyl shortly after Christmas Day a little over 2 years ago, in 2020. I would also like to take a moment…

I'm shocked that you consider yourself exempt from that, shocked by that, as a public servant that you are, like the rest of us.

I am outraged that you would be in a comfortable place, sir, while the rest of us were thinking about dying that day.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments. The gentleman from South Carolina made a great point. We know that history has happened in this building over the years, and this floor has been used since 1848. I don't know if I have ever seen a…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his comments. I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin), who I had the honor of doing a little shooting with in the last few weeks down there; had a great time.

Mr. Speaker, we have run out of speakers, but just closing comments here. I have been here for a few years, and I have had the opportunity to watch a lot of Presidents speak. In those years that I have been here, I have had some tough…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, last night, the President had a real opportunity to put partisanship aside and speak to all Americans, not just Democrats or Republicans, but to all Americans. Instead of…

the respect that I have for you, both as a leading thinker on how to make the Department of Defense more innovative and how to make sure we have a modern national security strategy

spending ever more money on multibillion-dollar capabilities that China can overwhelm with multimillion-dollar weapons is a losing game

the problem isn't the startups. It is often that the DOD doesn't have the budget, then, to acquire it, adopt it, actually use the technology

They have proven that they will weaponize the government not just against the other party, but against anyone who refuses to bend to the will and whim of one Donald Trump.

By establishing a Select Subcommittee on Weaponization, they are telling us that Donald Trump's followers... will continue weaponizing any part of the government.

Millions of Americans already fear that 'weaponization' is the right name for this Special Subcommittee.

We have myriad examples of extraordinary, serious violent threats targeting school board officials that should be of concern to everyone.

The lawful First Amendment protection activity should never be subject to prosecution.