Mr. Chair, I was delayed by Speaker Pelosi's metal detectors. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 379.

Mr. Chair, I was held up at Speaker Lobby security. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 379.

Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for the time. I would have been here a little bit earlier, but previous commitments kept me from speaking during general debate. I rise in opposition to this package of appropriations bills. I am the…

Count me among one of those Members of Congress who didn't vote for what I would call the world's largest infrastructure spending package in the history of the world.

Madam Speaker, I rise to wish a happy retirement to Kirkley Thomas, the vice president of government affairs for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Early in his career, Kirkley served as a professional staff member in the United States…

Madam Speaker, today is the 141st day since Putin commenced his illegal, brutal invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin continues to direct his gang of thugs to target Ukrainian civilians. We have seen this play from Czar Putin before, with…

Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend from East Texas, Judge Gohmert, with whom I have had such a great association over these past several years and thank him for his leadership in this people's House. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Nate Todd, who currently serves as the Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, on his recent appointment to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Todd's history…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in opposition to Neguse amendment No. 455. This amendment would permanently ban mineral and energy development on over 1.2 million acres of public lands in northern Arizona and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/4\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Mrs. Boebert).

Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, I will strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, which has no place in a bill that is supposed to bolster our national security, not harm it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the DeGette amendment No. 456. This amendment would add the text of the so-called Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act which would…

Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, there is a place and a time to debate wilderness and wild and scenic rivers, but I don't think the NDAA is the place for that. In conclusion, I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment which will harm our…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Madam Speaker, after visiting the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, Teddy Roosevelt famously declared: ``A grove of giant redwood or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.'' Madam Speaker, today that…