I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. We will see many of our local police officials and officers this week. I acknowledge that the week of May 1 through May 5, the city of Houston and the Houston Police…

This is just yet another example of the messaging and the efforts to try to control women.

To a person, my Republican colleagues voted against all of that.

In other words, taking food away from the mouths of children.

I strongly support this bill. A special envoy is precisely what we need right now to raise the emphasis of these important accords.

Going soft on China is not the answer.

We do not represent Mexico or Mexican law enforcement. We represent Americans.

It is in that spirit I will support this bill for the purposes of this markup.

I want to tell a story...

It's a simple but positive step in the right direction and I hope this committee will include this policy in the NDAA.

in my home State of South Carolina, in the last 2 years, 1500 persons have died because of fentanyl.

I am deeply proud of the work the Abraham Accords Caucus has done.

The government of Mexico has allowed fentanyl precursors, a component of a chemical weapon, from China to pour into their country.

I do not see how closing consulates and preventing diplomatic discussions... would actually solve the crisis when it comes to the fentanyl overdoses.

What is being done under the guise of anti-racist measures has led to minority communities being terrorized by this encouraged criminal element.

We must work together to overcome these barriers as information sharing is critical to combat the wide variety of threats from criminals and terrorists.

I now call up H. Res. 81 calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

I think Kari Watkins... says that from that sacred ground, we have to work to find common ground.