He has made it clear that he cares more about appeasing the radical climate change activists than protecting the millions of oil and gas workers and producers in America.

I am looking forward to hearing more about Representative Trone's proposal to reauthorize the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Advisory Committee through 2034.

The Biden administration should reverse its reckless policies in the interests of national and local security.

There are already over 400,000 convicted illegal alien criminals walking free in our communities.

That is why I am sponsoring the Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Lands Act.

This is common-sense legislation. It would require Federal land managers to construct navigable roads along Federal lands.

We must stand against Iran and we must not allow them to obtain a nuclear weapon.

I stand with Israel and its right to defend itself and its goals to destroy the Hamas terrorist organization.

We failed on affordability. We are empowering terrorists, and we are failing on the environment.

I am pissed off about the fact that this translates to $60 billion in additional funds that Iran has profited from as a result of the ignorant energy policies of this Administration.

Any specific pitfalls that you would want to put on the record?

Right. And oftentimes the algorithms aren't as transparent as some of us might like it.

I think that's a positive thing, and I credit Kevin for doing that. I think we need to move on. I think we need to find a new speaker.

I am particularly conservative when it comes to spending bills, and that is -- that has been the weakness this year for the Republican conference.

This is a bipartisan bankruptcy. This is not one party. This is both parties engaging with the special interest groups in this town to bankrupt America.

If you give up your position early on in that negotiation, you don't have a compromise anymore, you have a capitulation. And we can't afford that.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to be able to speak without objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank the Presiding Officer for all of your relentless support for the Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy, and thank you for being there tonight. I yield the floor. ____________________