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I want to thank Mr. Arrington for yielding. Mr. Chair, 4 years ago, President Trump left Joe Biden a blueprint for success, and then Democrats proceeded to open our borders, undermine American energy, and spend trillions of dollars on…
I thank the chair and ranking member for their leadership. I appreciate what we are able to do on the Small Business Committee for Main Street America. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, because as a Member of Congress, it is our duty and…
Today I rise to honor our February Veteran of the Month, Randall E. Watson. Randall is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, or CW4, and human resources officer with more than 24 years of service. Randall got his bachelor's degree from…
Today, I rise with an extremely important declaration about the Kansas City Chiefs. I am honored today to be wearing the red blazer that I made for the late, great Tony DiPardo, the bandleader for the Kansas City Chiefs for many years. In…
On behalf of taxpayers who have been insulted for too long, I vote aye. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative…
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the impressive pace by which this body is confirming President Trump's nominees to important Cabinet positions, to fulfill his agenda and his promises to the American people. I think it is…
Mr. President, I stand here to amplify my support that I was able to give in the Judiciary Committee of Pam Bondi, who will hopefully, in a few short hours here, be confirmed as the next Attorney General of the United States of America. I…
Mr. President, there is no right that is more sacred to Americans than the First Amendment right to liberty of conscience, to liberty of worship, to liberty of free expression. These rights are more than words that are written on a piece…
I thank Mr. Roy, my friend from Texas, for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in very strong support of H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that I have been blessed and honored to lead since 2019…
Today, I rise to honor our January Veteran of the Month, Michael ``Mike'' Tracy. Mike entered the Air Force Delayed Entry program in 1975 where he reported to basic training, Air Force leadership school, and Air Force Security Police…
Today, I rise to honor our January small business of the month, Janine's Flowers. This fantastic business in Camdenton has been serving the lake area with floral artistry through weddings, proms, first dates, and so many other special…
Today I rise to honor Dr. Mark Russell, who recently retired from his position as a professor of agricultural sciences education and communication at Purdue University. Dr. Russell joined Purdue in 1982. From August of 2015 to September of…
Madam President, we are here in the second week of the 119th Congress with enormous work to do. We have a border to secure; we have streets to make safe; we have an economy to resurrect. We have, in short, a great nation to rebuild. And…
I regret that I was not present for roll call votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 7. Stated against:
Mr. President, I rise to speak about the grave threat that the administrative state poses to our country and what we can do to stop it. I want to thank the Senator from Oklahoma for sort of leading the effort here today to talk about this…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, `twas 5 days before Christmas, and all through this House, not a lawmaker was resting, not even their spouse. The CR was stalled, the debates full of heat, while a shutdown shadow loomed…
Mr. President, had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted ``no'' on the en bloc confirmation of Executive Calendar Nos. 851, 853, 854, and 857. ____________________
Mr. President, on March 5, 1946, President Harry S. Truman of Missouri invited a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, to Fulton, MO, Westminster College, to deliver a speech. The two men actually traveled to the…