The safety and security of families is the No. 1 concern I hear from my parents, from my family, from people up here in the Senate.

the Taliban would have a slight military advantage over Afghanistan's security forces, which would then likely grow in compounding fashion.

Our country is under attack and we are not safe.

The safety and security of families is the No. 1 concern I hear from my parents, from my family, from people up here in the Senate.

Aviation noise is not merely a nuisance. It substantially diminishes the quality of life of so many of my constituents.

With last night's border crossing numbers you have broken another record, hitting well over 5 million illegal border crossings under your watch.

It is not just the regulations, the poor science that is used to push these regulations, but also the timing of them.

Agency decision-makers seem determined to undermine ORR's primary directive of safely relocating at-risk children.

I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Bean of Florida, for gathering us here this evening to raise awareness of the rising influence of foreign adversaries in our institutions of higher education, namely China and the Chinese Communist…

Since President Biden has been in office, there have been over 4.8 million migrant encounters at the Southwest border.

We only get sued for keeping them too long. We don't get sued by traffickers.

When it comes to China there is a lot of bipartisan support for holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable...

That does not happen in a vacuum. It takes the entire animal agriculture chain to make that happen.

It is an honor to chair this first hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 118th Congress.

There is a big difference between priority and accomplishments and doing what you are supposed to do.

Chairing this Subcommittee is a privilege for me, as I represent the big 1st District of Kansas, which produces more than $10 billion worth of livestock, dairy, poultry, and products like beef, milk, and eggs every year.

It is important to note that this committee itself cannot have credibility to discuss sensitive intelligence information if Members of the Majority are going to publicly defend people who continue to leak top secret information, which is…

I understand the grit, tenacity, and courage that it takes to make a living in agriculture and the burden and responsibility for feeding the world that comes along with it.