I would like to recognize my fellow Congressman from South Carolina, Representative Timmons.

There've been literally millions--I think seven million people coming across the border since President Biden was President.

We haven't had a markup of an immigration bill in this Committee, which is the Committee of jurisdiction, since the current Chairman has been Chairman.

Yes, and on that, and I know you spoke to this earlier, but I think this is an important point, in addition to sourcing these critical minerals, we need to be focused on recycling them and using them efficiently because they are scarce.

As a general rule, I don't favor banning age-appropriate and subject-appropriate books for children. They need to hear a diversity of views.

I know you're proud of that product, but, unfortunately, it didn't pass the House.

It's got to be more than just talk. It's got to be action.

[T]here now exists in the Commonwealth a state of emergency due to rapid and unabating increases in the number of families with children and pregnant [women]--many of them new arriving migrants and refugees--living with the State but…

There now exists in the Commonwealth a state of emergency due to rapid and unabating increases in the number of families with children and pregnant women, many of them new arriving migrants and refugees living with the State, but without…

It's got to be more than just talk. It's got to be action.

I know you're proud of that product, but, unfortunately, it didn't pass the House.

I think we both know what the likelihood of that passing in the other body is, but that shouldn't deter us from doing our duty.

In order for the United States to remain competitive in this century, we must have access to a reliable supply of critical minerals.

I have heard some of my colleagues from the other side intimate that because there are critical minerals found in clean energy development, that that means that we should pump the brakes on rolling out clean energy to reverse climate…

We do have a humanitarian crisis at the border and the way you deal with a humanitarian crisis is with humanity.

That bill failed to succeed.

As a general rule, I don't favor banning age-appropriate and subject-appropriate books for children. They need to hear a diversity of views.

There is a lot of political pressure around which minerals are on this list or not.