What an extraordinary day that we have, the beginning of the speakership of Mike Johnson of Louisiana. I hope everyone will see his acceptance speech last night. They need to look at that. It was a conservative, very clear voice calling…

Today I rise in opposition to this amendment by my good friend, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi. I am grateful to see Chairman Fleischmann working with Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur as we oppose this amendment. This is a time when the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I speak in opposition to this amendment because it puts American security at risk. Plutonium pits, a key component of nuclear warhead production, have not been regularly produced in the United States since 1989. We are forced to refurbish…

I am grateful to support this bipartisan resolution, which has been offered by our chairman Mike McCaul and our ranking member Greg Meeks. I was born with an appreciation for the people of Jewish faith. My birthplace of Charleston, South…

The Energy and Water Appropriations bill is critical for national security, energy security, and creating jobs. I congratulate Chairman Chuck Fleischmann for his extraordinary success in developing this legislation, which is so crucial to…

Mr. President, I rise today, along with my colleague Tim Scott of South Carolina, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Wild Turkey Federation and to recognize the organization's significant contributions to research, habitat…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No…

What my amendment does is it eliminates funding to the tune of $470 million for ARPA-E, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; $470 million. What this Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy is designed to fund are high-risk…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $470,000,000)''. Page 32, line 3, after the…

Madam President, I think Senator Hoeven is absolutely right. If we don't secure our border, it would be a big mistake. I just returned from Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt with a 10- person--5 and 5--Senate delegation. So the Senate is…

Madam President, I am deeply disappointed that common sense seems to be harder to find in Washington, DC. It is just not common enough. I certainly hope that we have an opportunity to see SISA--my bill-- make permanent the sanctions…

Madam President, last Saturday, October 7, we saw evil personified. We saw the deadliest attack on the Jewish state since the Yom Kippur War, over 1,400 dead Israelis. And, for context, think of that. If that were America, it would be over…

Yesterday, Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, revealed that Biden was accelerating poverty. The recent Census Bureau report on income and poverty in 2022 was god-awful. The supplemental poverty rate…

America is sadly in a conflict of dictators with rule of gun opposing democracies with rule of law. This conflict, we did not choose, was begun by war criminal Putin on February 24, 2022, invading Ukraine, in the murderous tradition of…

Tragically, beloved South Carolinian, Stanley L. Myers, passed away last Wednesday. As a founding partner of what is now Moore Bradley Myers, I especially appreciated his service and his remarkable life. I also want to express sympathy to…

As a 31-year Army veteran myself, and the grateful father of four sons who have served overseas, I want America to maintain peace through strength. As a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, I know firsthand we have the capability…

As we are here today, we appreciate so much the leadership of Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart. He was so correct earlier to identify the appeasement of Afghanistan has endangered all American families in the continuing global war on terrorism…