Thank you, Mr. Chair and Chair Nadler for holding this timely hearing to examine legislative proposals to help local journalism and small publishers compete in the digital marketplace.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 34…

I thank the chair for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the more than 100,000 Americans who every year are impacted by gun violence, and I rise today to give voice to the overwhelming majority of the American people who support…

I grew up a gun owner. I have been hunting since I was 12 years old. I became an Army Ranger and went to war for this country, where I led over 100 combat missions, carrying weapons of war at war in defense of our Nation. But I am also a…

I thank the ranking member, Jim Jordan, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I was raised in a Democrat home, so I understand how these policies are deceiving. I understand that we are told guns are scary. That is what we were told, and that is what…

I thank the ranking member of the Budget Committee, my friend, Congressman Jason Smith, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, COVID relief, here we go again. The left continues to manipulate the English language however it suits their fancy…

The awesome power of prosecution must be wielded without consideration of individuals' political or financial status or their personal relationships.

Every year climate change is contributing to an extended hurricane and wildfire season, threatening billions of dollars in catastrophic losses.

The protections cannot just be on the books. They have to be enforced.

I will not stop fighting to ensure that these issues are resolved.

Given the importance and scope of EPA's mission, this is an Agency that we cannot afford to neglect, and that is truer today than ever.

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing will now come to order.

the fact that so many times the science was stifled, not for policy reasons so much as political, has been--really eroded the confidence.

In 2019, as a private citizen, a mom, a small business owner, I was ticked off that a politician running for President of the United States wanted to strip away our enumerated constitutional rights. So with my Glock on my hip, I drove 3…

if you had good science, you could take away inadequate political influence.

Today, we continue this subcommittee's long record of oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

But it will take a sustained effort by EPA, stakeholders, and Congress if EPA is to succeed in its mission of protecting public health and the environment.

This is an Agency that we simply cannot afford to neglect, and today that is even more true today than ever.