But I also think it is important to acknowledge that we are not going to out-China China.

I am always a believer you can chew gum and walk at the same time.

the U.S. Government is seemingly unaware that the race has even started.

Thank you for your patience as we get ourselves set up here. Mr. Speaker, I obviously try to do this every week we are here, and my goal is not to sound like some idiot economics professor. I am trying to point out the biggest thing that…

I will try to wrap this up in the next couple boards so the gentleman from Texas can have his time. This is pretty much the same thing. We actually did the modelling on the permanent deficit, its interest carrying costs. That is what is…

the grant enable[d] [his] office to support local prosecutors and ensure that those who have committed violent crimes are identified and behind bars.

the grant enable[d] [his] office to support local prosecutors and ensure that those who have committed violent crimes are identified and behind bars.

Do we live in Communist China? Really, do we live in Communist China? I can't believe that the Biden administration first wants to ban gas stoves--we had to do legislation to prevent that. Now, they want to ban 67 percent of the…

I thank Mr. Good for engaging me in this colloquy. I want to talk briefly about this number that has been put out there. He is asking the question: Will we rise to the occasion? I am going to give the bad news first. This is like in ``The…

First of all, when the gentleman starts talking about that, he raises a point that I have been arguing vociferously about for some time, and that is Republicans manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory over and over again. We…

It is an honor to serve with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good). Let me say two things. I am more than willing to be here over the next 5 weeks if it means that we can work to get these things addressed. Mr. Speaker, I will tell you…

It is my suggestion and it is this: This administration is lawless and has no desire to enforce the laws already in place. What I would say is, how do you incentivize them? Do you incentivize them by allowing them to keep the FRA spending…

We got it through. It went through and is languishing in the Senate. We say things like: I will tell you what, let's put the H.R. 2 bill on the supplemental. We are not going to do anything with regard to the supplemental unless you…

Just in Portland. I am telling you that this is a regime that is okay with dismantling our country. It is time that we stand up and say no more. No more. I am happy to talk about any other topic that you want.

What I would tell you is that when you have--let's take Lukeville, Arizona, a small port of entry. There are people going from Phoenix and Tucson down to the Sea of Cortez and they are going to go down to Rocky Point, which is a lovely…

Under this administration, every State is now border State.

I urged the Biden administration to deploy the Arizona National Guard.

I come before the Committee today to testify in support of my bipartisan bill H.R. 6497, the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act of 2023.