The United States supports Ukraine not out of charity but because it is in our strategic interest.

It is a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away.

Our nation is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence.

History has shown us if we allow aggressors like Putin to take land with impunity, they keep going.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I wish to ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7323, the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024, as amended, and I yield back the…

I appreciate that pledge. My second question to you, Mr. Chairman. Can I count on your support for that amended bill, whenever it may be, this Congress or next?

Thank you. I appreciate that. I thank the chairman, and I will reclaim my time. Mr. Speaker, while this bill will head to the President's desk, I hope our committee can continue to work on this issue in the meantime. Despite my concerns…

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I support S. 656, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I mention that I support this bill because it is a step forward, but we do have a more comprehensive solution for reservists. It is called the GI Parity Bill. It would provide parity to our reservists and our guardsmen to make sure that…

I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 522, the Deliver for Veterans Act, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I support H.R. 6656, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I rise today in opposition to a bill introduced by my colleague from North Carolina. Let me start by saying this: The Senator from North Carolina says the Federal Government should not use official taxpayer resources--no taxpayer…

I rise to introduce the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act of 2024. This legislation would amend section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act to establish a rebuttable presumption that carrying a visible firearm around election-related…

I know Senator Warner brought up the topic of GSEs in the context of the investor pools.

That is what led me to secure language in the recent spending bill to study the idea of establishing a secondary market for construction loans.

I would happily give you 75 cents for that dollar bill in your hands.

We need the federal government to partner.

I rise to introduce the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act of 2024. This legislation would amend section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act to establish a rebuttable presumption that carrying a visible firearm around election-related…