On this somber occasion, we rise to honor the late Buddy Roemer. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1943. He was a Harvard- educated reformer with big ideas. He represented Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District here in the House…

I thank all my colleagues for participating tonight. I realize we are out of time. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank my friend for that great reminder. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Hice), my friend from Georgia's 8th District.

During my time tonight, my colleagues and I will address three major crises happening here at home, happening close to home at our southern border; and happening to our closest ally in the Middle East, and that is Israel. Each of these…

We are admonished even by Scripture to pray for the peace of Israel, and we will. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota's Seventh District (Mrs. Fischbach).

There are three major crises we are talking about again tonight: the economic crisis here at home, the crisis happening close to home at our southern border, and what is happening to our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel. I yield to…

That does sum it up. It is a very real crisis we face. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas' First District (Mr. Gohmert). {time} 1945

I thank the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Stefanik), our newly elected conference chairwoman.

I thank our conference chair from the great State of New York, and we will go across the country to the other coast to the State of California, the 25th District represented by Mr. Garcia. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 20\1/2\ minutes remaining. {time} 2000

I thank my friend for his important comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Bishop).

We will keep fighting, indeed. I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins).

I'll make the point that I continue to push for development of the Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas to provide dollars for Louisiana to restore its coastline.

Madam President, I rise today to bring attention to an ongoing situation in South Louisiana. Heavy rains are hammering our communities. A state of emergency exists across the area, with more rain expected today. It has been a difficult 2…

How do you, if you will--no right or wrong answer; I am just asking--overcome the inertia of that organization to effect positive change?

I graduated from LSU a few years before you, about five or six.

America is a country that has fought to free slaves.

While our country has its faults, we have, obviously, come a long way since the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre.