I work with the president, as I would, frankly, with any president, which is on those areas where I'm in agreement, we'll be able to work together. Where I disagree, we'll point that out.

The Charlottesville response by the president was something that gave me great concern. The support for Roy Moore in the Senate race was something that I was very, very concerned about.

If the President were able to get a $5 billion check to build the wall, that would look like a huge win for Republicans and a big loss for Democrats.

I think it's very important for a president to demonstrate the qualities of integrity and honesty, forthrightness, empathy, and respect for the institutions of our democratic republic.

The president has not risen to the mantle of the office.

conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this month, is evidence that the President has not risen to the mantle of the office.

There has to be some kind of deal done where the Democrats get something and the Republicans get something.

on May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court in Murphy v. NCAA, 138 S. Ct. 1461, 2018, struck down the Federal prohibition of State-authorized sports wagering schemes. I was one of four original authors of that prohibition, the Professional and…

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Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434.

I would, like many of my colleagues, like to emphasize two themes that we have heard throughout these hearings.

Despite the amazing work that we do, the over $8 billion of investment that we make there, that sometime China comes in and negates all of that.

We felt that the mechanism was totally wrong because it was infringing on freedom of religion.

And I would be on record saying that our first position would be for it to be a National Recreation Area but I certainly understand the Senator's position on this for it to be a National Park designation.

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.

This is a good piece of legislation. I just wish that when the Dodgers left him vulnerable in 1966, the Cubbies had picked him up, instead of the Pirates. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…