I believe it will. We had our plan, which we passed... with the full support of the American people to stop the avalanche of spending.

Each of the components we had in the bill on the 26th is reflected in this negotiated deal and principle that the speaker achieved with President Biden.

We want to preserve defense, preserve veterans, and take Social Security and Medicare off the table.

I feel confident that we'll have those votes after people review the text, talk with their colleagues, compare it to our goals.

I think that's why Speaker McCarthy and President Biden agreed to the $888 billion spending level, which was the president's level, plus 3 percent inflation, was exactly that point contained in this negotiated deal.

If they were so concerned about the debt ceiling, they could have negotiated with McCarthy a lot earlier, or they could have even raised the debt ceiling when they controlled both branches of the House and Senate and the federal government…

When we are in a world where we are wanting more carbon-free electricity on the grid, it seems to me that we would be trying to get every ounce of energy out of these hydro dams that we could.

I just wanted to make the point that we do sacrifice some hydropower for renewables.

There is a proper time and place for fire, but it is not when your forests are overgrown, overstocked, dried out, and bug-infested.

I thank Chairman Newhouse not only for his leadership here tonight in setting up the Special Order but also his leadership on the Western Caucus, which is a voice for us on not just Western issues but rural issues all across the country. I…

We talked about using clean American energy, we talked about permitting reform so that we could build new distribution systems.

It is a great example of how you can have a healthy environment and a strong economy at the same time.

I am a huge supporter of more Good Neighbor Authority.

Today I rise to congratulate my dear friend of some five decades, Cathy Owen, on her induction into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. Cathy is a trailblazer and role model for women in banking in Arkansas, having served the banking…

Recently Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was invited back into the Arab League after 12 years of being in exile. I can't tell you how incredibly frustrating and disappointing this is to many, particularly the innocent people of Syria who…

I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for her support of police and for her service representing the people of her State. Mr. Speaker, the United States is close to defaulting on its debt. That would be the first time in our Nation's…

I think the work that you have put us through is going to make the whole system, including for DoD, for Coast Guard, that much more effective.

you recognized the growth of the number of women veterans seeking care in the VA, which has more than tripled over the last 20 years.