On January 29, 2025, tragedy struck just a few miles from where we stand today, when an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Sixty-seven people…

I thank Ranking Member Larsen, Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member Smith for their work on this critical piece of aviation safety legislation. I also thank the staff on both the T&I and Armed Services Committees that worked tirelessly on…

We can bring them back on a moment's notice for a vote.

I rise in strong support of Congressman Ciscomani's bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. This is a bill that should have passed weeks and weeks ago. In fact, today will mark the third time that this House has voted to fully…

I rise today to speak on a moral crisis unfolding in our country. One that demands the attention of my Republican colleagues and the American people. Last month, in Portland, Oregon, a seven-year-old girl was detained outside an urgent…

someone asked me today: Since Senate Democrats keep moving the goalpost on DHS funding, what kind of frustration is there among Republicans? I replied: Ask the American people how frustrated they are. Americans are being hurt for some…

western North Carolina is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Families are rebuilding homes, small businesses are getting back on their feet, and our communities are repairing critical infrastructure. A Department of Homeland Security…

I rise to support H.R. 5103. As a proud cosponsor of H.R. 5103, I stand with Representative McGuire and my Republican colleagues to deliver on President Trump's vision for our Nation's capital. This bill codifies Executive Order 14252 and…

I would like to speak to the SAVE America Act. The United States was founded on the principle that the right to vote is sacred and that protecting it is our sacred responsibility. I am going to read a quote from the Boston Gazette…

Let the word go out that anyone who would like to be president of the United States in 2028, you’d better study this concept of the rainbow coalition.

There are more details to be determined, of course, how long the operation goes and what the need is.

a war funding bill would only pass when it's appropriate and we have the right amount.

I thank Senator Markey. Let me just point out that this continues Senator Markey's decades-long work on protecting children in this sort of environment, work which I have been privileged to join for the last couple of years. Every parent…

I begin today with some sad news. On February 19, the House and Senate community lost a beloved and dedicated member of the United States Capitol Police Force. Special Agent Eden Holguin tragically passed away at only 41 years of age. He…

Mr. Speaker, first, I am going to take up the economy. Do I wish the economy were better, Mr. Speaker? Absolutely. Do I think the economy is better today than it was under the Biden-Harris administration? Absolutely. Do I think the economy…

I know it might be hard for folks back home to follow as they are watching this on C-SPAN, but this is about a rule to bring two small bills to the floor of the House. I am not arguing that they are the biggest things in the world. They…

Mr. Speaker, aviation has been in my blood for my entire life, and it continues to be something that I love very much. In the middle of my family farm in Tarkio, Missouri, is the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport, which is named after my…

The best is yet to come.