Mr. Speaker, back in October I was invited by our current majority leader, then the minority whip, to accompany him on a West Coast swing. We landed in Santa Ana, California, about 2 hours ahead of a program that we were going to have. I…

In October, Coach Bruce Rollinson coached his last game after 34 years of distinguished service. The sport has said good-bye to a legend. Today, here on the floor of the people's House, you have heard of the remarkable accomplishments of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to submit extraneous material for the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the leader for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, another Member of Congress who was on that trip to the West Coast was my friend from Texas, Pat Fallon. Pat played for Lou Holtz at Notre Dame--a national championship when he…

I don't mean to interrupt, but I am told that literally drivers will drive around for an hour, hour and a half, you know, trying to find a spot before their hours run out.

I don't mean to interrupt, but I am told that literally drivers will drive around for an hour, hour and a half, you know, trying to find a spot before their hours run out.

I am really interested in the Department of Transportation's long-term plan to build our truck parking capacity.

I am really interested in the Department of Transportation's long-term plan to build our truck parking capacity.

Very good. Well, thank you. We appreciate you and your staff's hard work.

In the 2024 budget, the State Department has a lot of money for infrastructure, ports, things like you are describing; do you all work together?

I don't mean to interrupt, but I am told that literally drivers will drive around for an hour, hour and a half, you know, trying to find a spot before their hours run out.

Very good. Well, thank you. We appreciate you and your staff's hard work.

I am really interested in the Department of Transportation's long-term plan to build our truck parking capacity.

In reality, those costs will be passed down to customers via higher banking costs, and I am concerned that Arkansans will have to subsidize Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank's deposits.

Thank you all for holding this really important hearing.

Right. Very good. Speaking of infrastructure I know that DFC is focusing on working with the private sector to promote infrastructure investment in an effort to offer a good alternative to Chinese predatory lending.

I strongly urge you to withdraw the proposal or completely rework it.

The markets have been very resilient, and again, we want to allow our farmers and others to manage risk.