Are we ahead or behind them? Mr. Hodges, you might wanna—

Receiving an appointment to one of these academies requires grit, dedication, and commitment, and I’m confident these students will carry these values with them to our service academies.

I am so proud of the appointees that will represent Alabama in our military service academies for the Class of 2030.

If you buy it in a grocery store, basically if you’re not on the coast, you’re eating shrimp that comes from sewers from Vietnam, from Cambodia. I mean, it’s atrocious.

America’s national security depends on brave young men and women who answer the call to serve in our armed forces.

Congress should not run college sports. That’s the first thing I wanna say. We cannot run college sports.

If we wanna fix 80% of the problems without the federal government getting into it, [we should pass my bill that says] you’ve got five years [of eligibility] to play five [consecutive years] and one transfer. No waivers.

Mr. President, I wanna bring up a subject today that’s close and near to my heart. Four things that made this country strong—made it the best country in the world is God, family, military, and sports.

College athletics should be a pathway to a degree, a meaningful career in a better future long after the final whistle blows.

College sports is facing a five-alarm fire. It’s getting ready to be over with as we know it. We do not have time to waste.

The U.S. military is not interested in appeasement, but in winning wars and keeping Americans safe.

We need to tariff the hell out of China. I don’t understand that. I don’t understand why we cannot protect our people in our country.

Our job isn’t to chase every new trend. Our job is to figure out what works, what doesn’t, and what’s best for students, parents, and teachers.

The United States was constantly on our heels and playing defense under the Biden administration. Those days are over thanks to President Trump and Secretary Hegseth.

This year’s NDAA will make sure Alabama continues playing an outsized role in our national defense.

Our sawmills are closing down. We’re getting beat up by Canada. I think we have a 25-percent-tariff on Canada. It needs to be about 60, 70 percent. They are flooding our country with lumber.

I’m thankful for the committee holding a hearing today to finally put this ridiculous residency hoax to bed.

For the past six years, I’ve proudly represented Alabama in the United States Senate.

We need more oversight on that. You know, it looks great when it comes in these frozen packages in the grocery store, but we’re putting it in our bodies.

So, for that reason, Mr. President, I object. I yield the floor.

Our foresters are getting killed. Our sawmills are closing down. We’re getting beat up by Canada. I think we have a 25-percent-tariff on Canada. It needs to be about 60, 70 percent.

I am proud to have served the state for the last six years and glad to put the ridiculous residency hoax to bed.

This entire witch-hunt could have been avoided if the media and Democrats had just asked a few of our neighbors about this, but they don’t care about the truth.

I think we have a 25-percent-tariff on Canada. It needs to be about 60, 70 percent. They are flooding our country with lumber.

“We’re here to welcome a new winner to our state. We love winning. The State of Alabama loves winning.”