I am very encouraged with the new leadership at the Montana VA at Fort Harrison.

The effects of the Biden administration's over-regulation will, and I quote, 'literally put small independents out of business.'

Energy security is national security.

In July, the House Republicans passed the most conservative NDAA in history that ended Biden's taxpayer- funded abortion travel fund, stopped taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries, and prevented American citizens from being…

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 3721. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Luna). The gentleman's request is granted. ____________________

this is supposed to be the greatest deliberative body on earth. This body is supposed to be a body that works for the American people and exemplifies what the greatest Nation in the world should exemplify and lead in that vein. I rise…

I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to speak up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I would like to ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to Joe Farinash for the remainder of 2023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

The more we rely on them for these resources, the more of a threat they pose to our sovereignty.

These minerals are essential to America's success in the 21st century, and we cannot rely on our enemies for them.

The Administration's exclusion of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada from the agreement, confining negotiations to Oregon and Washington, exposes the purely partisan nature of their decision-making.

There is no other country in the world that would spend billions of dollars that have been invested in the improvement of these dams which would provide affordable, reliable electricity, irrigation for productive farm ground, feeding…

We must decide whether to reopen our mining and refining operations, regaining control over our destiny.

The Administration's purported concern for the Columbia Basin salmon and the steelhead trout lacks scientific consensus, and their continued refusal to consider contrary scientific evidence is infuriating and irresponsible.

Unfortunately, the current Administration seeks to import these minerals from countries that use child labor and produce emissions.

I guess my concern really is sue, settle, and seal.

This issue is not just important, it is a slap in the face of the hard-working people of Montana and the entire Northwest.

The secretive mediation surrounding litigation and potential removal of these dams is an outright betrayal of the citizens who depend upon this infrastructure.