It was an honor to nominate these young Alabamians for an appointment, and I have full faith that they’ll continue to make our state and country proud.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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