I thank the gentleman for those powerful comments. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 12 minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 18 minutes remaining.

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman for her powerful and extemporaneous comments. I think it is a representation of the powerful leadership she has provided over the years and will continue to provide in the future. Mr. Speaker, I yield…

I've called for ending the almost 44-year U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity in favor of strategic clarity.

China is the most challenging national security threat America has faced in 30 years.

I just wonder what the real agenda is here for an open border.

the most comprehensive and serious challenge to the security of the United States of America.

I thank the gentlewoman for that powerful statement. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson), my colleague, the Representative from the Fourth District of Georgia.

We don't have to be [dependent on foreign sources for oil and natural gas]. The only reason that we might be is because we refuse to access what we have.

Finally, I think the time has come to end pretextual stops completely because they are just racial profiling hiding behind legalese and little more than a subtle way to circumvent the constitutional rights of Black and Brown males. Pretext…

Last week's spy balloon drama playing out on the doorstep to the Secretary of State's planned visit to Beijing typifies PRC bad behavior.

The PRC is the only competitor with both the intent and, increasingly, the capability to reshape the international order.

My concern is, looking at China's influence and funding various groups that are pushing renewables, that in many respects--and I mean this seriously--it undermines our national security, this mad dash to renewables.

The PRC's intent is crystal clear.

fentanyl is a weapon that's coming across our borders that's killing young people at a record level.

I think the Space Force is critical to that, and I am a believer in it completely.

It has basically become a conduit for seed money for this new climate bank.

The work we do here is critical to the security of our country and that of its partners and allies around the world.