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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9468, which addresses the VA's budget shortfall. The Biden administration shared news of this impending budget gap days before we left in July with very little information on why there was a…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in favor of H.R. 9076. I am very pleased that this legislation is coming to the House floor today. The Supporting America's Children and Families Act includes two…
Madam President, I ended up being a topic of conversation for the past month and a half or so in a lot of political conversations about immigration and the border. So I want to be able to come to this body and to say the immigration issues…
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1430, I call up the bill (H.R. 9456) to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to foreign investments in United States agriculture, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9456, the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. This important legislation would codify a new set of policies…
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Baird), one of my fellow farmers, who understands these issues from the tractor seat and the field.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), who not only understands the security issues because of his involvement as a United States Congressman for the State of Washington, but he is also a farmer…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 9456 is comprised of two bills that were both marked up and unanimously reported from the Financial Services Committee. The administration did not send any technical assistance…
Madam Speaker, before I yield to my colleague from Michigan, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this is a process that combines two good pieces of legislation. This is a process that takes what we successfully did in…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I would note, as I conclude with my comments and yield back also, there have been many occasions when the good lady, the ranking member of the full committee, and I have…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Agriculture Foreign Investments Disclosure Act of 1978 already requires that all foreign persons and legal entities acquiring or transferring an interest in U.S. agricultural…
Mr. Speaker, before I yield to the gentlewoman from Iowa, I will simply note that like all legislative processes with the signature of the President on this piece of legislation, it will supersede the appropriated law. It will be…
Mr. Chair, I was unavoidably detained during the recorded vote on agreeing to the Cline amendment to H.R. 1516. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 406.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act, which I am proud to cosponsor. I reiterate the bipartisan piece of this because I think the integrity of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7593, the Modernizing the Congressional Research Service's Access to Data Act. In order for Congress to fulfill its Article I obligations and act as the first among coequal branches of…
Mr. Speaker, as was mentioned by my colleague Mr. Kilmer, this is the Constitution Annotated, or CONAN, as it is better known today. Its origins date back to 1797 when Congress passed legislation requiring that every Member of Congress be…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be here today to support H.R. 7686, which helps strengthen our research security. Research theft is one of the single greatest threats to our…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as you have heard today, H.R. 7686 is smart policy that will protect taxpayer-funded research from being stolen and misused by our adversaries. We want to give our scientific…