I am humbled to deliver my first speech on the House floor today and discuss the future of our great Nation. I grew up on a farm south of Quinter, Kansas, that my parents and brother still operate. The house my parents live in, and the…

I appreciate my friend from New Jersey for yielding and for hosting this special hour. As Americans, we realize that our government was formed to protect our God-given rights, and among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…

In addition to treating and vaccinating for COVID, our main priority should be getting people back to work. This legislation doesn't do that. It is full of job-killing mandates and liberal special interest handouts. So it keeps schools…

I am very happy that President Biden during this campaign said that he was opposed to efforts to defund the police.

I hope we can work together and make sure that we are working on behalf of the American people.

it is an honor to be here with you today.

Caring for our veterans has always been a unifying force during my time in Congress.

No mission is more noble than the one you will lead if you are confirmed.

I think we can accomplish a lot on behalf of those who served our Nation, working together.

I would love to see this Congress work better than it does.

I take serious issue with any effort to change those access standards or restrict veterans' eligibility for the program.

I have been a critic of what I describe as executive overreach.

cooperation, bipartisanship, should and will continue.

the challenges we aim to address on behalf of our veterans will be a mix of those existing and ongoing issues.

I will vote for your confirmation.

I want to visit this evening on the Senate floor and take this opportunity to recognize a public servant, a leader, our former Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy. Secretary McCarthy led our Nation's Army from September…

You now have the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, Islamic Republic of Iran as the home base for Al Qaeda.

Thank you, Mr. President. Freedom of speech and the freedom to protest are provided in our Constitution. While I share the same frustration many Americans have over the Presidential election, the violence and mob rule that occurred at the…