Before President Trump was elected, there were an average of 3,430 illegal immigrant crossings per day. Today, under President Trump, that number has dropped 126 per day. Despite this decrease, the threat from illegal immigration has not…

This is perhaps the happiest speech I have ever given on the House floor. It is to honor this year's Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles. As a long-suffering and scarred Philadelphia sports fan and one born and raised in…

I thank my very good friend, Chairman Hill, for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my legislation, the China Exchange Rate Transparency Act, H.R. 692, a bipartisan bill supported by my colleagues on both sides of the aisle…

I once again thank Chairman Hill for his leadership. I do, as well, rise today in strong support of the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025, H.R. 736, introduced by my colleague, Congressman Nunn. Small businesses…

Over the last 4 years, our Nation saw millions of illegal aliens stream across our borders. In recent weeks, my colleagues and I in the House passed legislation to crack down on criminal aliens to better protect women and girls and to…

During the last 5 months of President Biden's term, he imposed more than 1,500 regulations on the American people. Our policies should be focused on fostering economic growth for small businesses, not weighing them down with more…

Shuttering USAID, gutting the Department of Education, threatening the Department of Labor, firing FBI agents, buying out civil servants, vilifying workforces over grotesque DEI concerns, stripping away legal protected status of refugees…

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Absolutely, living in the heart of Marcellus and Utica shale, I have seen hydrofracking actually evolve and improve with the technology becoming environmentally friendly. My friends who would…

A prohibition on fracking would devastate rural America, wiping out jobs, reducing tax revenues, and driving up energy costs for working families. Madam Speaker, we cannot allow misguided policies to erase the progress we have made. That…

This week, I introduced the bipartisan ORPHAN Cures Act, legislation to remove barriers to lifesaving medical innovations. The ORPHAN Cures Act protects the incentives for critical research and development implemented by the Orphan Drug…

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my emphatic support for H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act. This commonsense solution is exactly what our Nation needs to effectively crack down on the illicit…

I rise this morning to urge Federal workers in Pennsylvania and across the Nation to exercise extreme caution as they consider the bogus buyout plan that the White House is pressuring them to accept. In a memo to Federal workers last week…

Throughout the last years, the Biden administration waged war on our domestic energy sector, raising prices for each and every American. This week, House Republicans will vote on the Protecting American Energy Production Act to ensure that…

After more than a year in captivity, 15 months of pain, fear, and horror, Israeli hostages are finally coming home. The first three to finally return to their families' arms are Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher. Relatives…

I thank my good friend, the chairman of the committee, for his hard work to try to save one of our country's greatest assets that we see burning to the ground on an annual basis. We are always shocked, like we are surprised that it…

Let's not mislead anybody here. We have amendments. This is one, and I think there is another one coming very shortly from the other side of the aisle, which is awesome. We want to have these debates. This is not ideological. Maybe it is…

We are here again because Republicans have prioritized a bill designed to make headlines, not good law. H.R. 21 is designed to mislead the public about those who need abortion care and the doctors who provide that care. Let's be clear. As…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 78, strike lines 15 through 16. Page 79, strike lines 1 through 2. Page 79, line 7, strike ``through…