I appreciate my colleagues and their comments, and I know that Senator Hyde-Smith is also going to speak on this issue. As we have heard, the President later today is going to talk about his record, and he is going to try to sell that…

there is also a measure in this legislation--a measure calling for $2.5 million to be set aside for outdoor recreation purposes--funding kayaking and slalom facilities in Franklin, NH. These sound like fun activities. They are fun…

I have come to the floor today to talk about some of the spending requests--known as earmarks--that are placed in this legislation. Earmarks have long been used by Members of Congress as ``sweeteners,'' as things that make the bill package…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the Biden administration took a bad situation at our southern border and turned it into a complete and utter disaster that puts Americans in danger every day. It is often said that every…

The Department of Transportation seems to be increasingly requiring applicants to focus on merit criteria, and this is like our President's climate equity and justice goals.

I thank our wonderful chair for yielding the time to me, and I really appreciate her kind words. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, particularly the Energy-Water Development…

first of all, with regard to the last unanimous consent request, it is important to remember a couple of things: First of all, we saw that the whole bill together, with the congressionally directed spending elements, for the first time in…

here again, this is unfortunate. We have a small handful of people who have negotiated this thing behind closed doors. They have agreed to what they have agreed to. They have taken out things that they themselves have found controversial…

I remind Members it is a little crowded back there, but we have a few more seats down front if you all want to come down here. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the folks at Back Yard Burgers, which recently closed its doors after 35…

I have no more speakers. I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1515

I thank Chair Granger and her outstanding staff and, really, all the staff on the majority and minority sides and in both Houses. Mr. Speaker, our Founding Fathers gave us a great constitutional Republic. In that regard, each and every one…

this motion calls for a full-year CR. Let me tell you what a full-year CR taking us to September 30--if we were to go to a full-year CR, one taking us to September 30, we would save $130 billion. Now, there have been comments made on the…

This House is in danger of helping Vladimir Putin take over Ukraine and attack other countries in Europe. We have supported Ukraine in their two-year battle against Russia to remain a democratic country and a sovereign nation. They need…

I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] moves to commit the bill H.R. 7463 to the Committee on…

We moved our embassy to Jerusalem. No war. We acknowledged Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. No war. We withdrew from the JCPOA. No war. We entered the Abraham Accords. No war.

Iran is enriching now greater than 60 percent. Sudan falling into civil war. Israel, on October 7, saw the greatest loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust.

You can do business with the United States, or you can do business with Iran, but you cannot do business with both.

earlier this month, House Republicans impeached Secretary Mayorkas because the Homeland Security Secretary refuses to carry out his constitutional duty of securing the homeland. More than 9 million illegal immigrants, including 1.7 million…