For the purpose of closing. First, I reiterate my thanks to Mrs. Wagner for her leadership on this bill and as she has done so well ably, even as a diplomat in our own House of Representatives, provided leadership through the Committees on…

And I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, let me thank Ms. Frankel for her leadership, Congresswoman Manning for her testimony there, and we all, on both sides of the aisle, stand in recognition of Ben Ferencz' pioneering efforts of his and…

Again, I thank Mrs. Beatty for her work on this bill and her leadership as our subcommittee chair. I think it deserves reiterating that when former FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams was at the helm, she is the one who led the way to issue rules…

I urge that our friends across the aisle and on this side of the aisle support this important bill to recognize those few Army Rangers who are still living and recognize the work of the establishment of the Ranger Corps in our Nation…

I reiterate my thanks to my friend from Illinois for his work on this bill as one key component of helping Ukraine have the financial wherewithal, the financial resources, to fight back against Putin's illegal invasion. I remind my…

I thank my friend, Mr. Wilson from South Carolina, for his leadership on this effort. Of course, I have to thank my good friend, our chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Greg Meeks, for his immense work for many weeks on trying to…

I thank my friend from South Carolina for the time, and, of course, I thank my friend, Mr. Phillips, for leading the debate on this important issue. Once again, we gather on the House floor in unity--Republicans and Democrats--to counter…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding. And unlike my friend from Knox County, Tennessee, I have the utmost respect for his ability to manage a Special Order with great aplomb, style, and skill. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the…

I thank my friend from Louisiana for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues on this House floor and remember our good friend, the dedicated dean of the House, Congressman Don Young, from the great State of Alaska. Don…

Inflation is a thief, and many of us believe that the Federal Reserve is behind the curve in fighting that thief. History is repeating itself, Madam Speaker, and Jay Powell is now fighting and facing precisely what his predecessor Arthur…

The United States currently has one of the highest prison populations in the world. Every year, we spend about $34,000 per inmate in our State. In Arkansas, the current rate of reentry after re-offending is about 57 percent, one of the…

I am delighted to be able to speak on the House floor today and talk about what we are witnessing, all Americans, as we turn on our televisions and see the horrors in Europe. For the first time in eight decades, we are witnessing a mass…

Today I rise to bring awareness to an issue that concerns all Americans, and that is America's energy independence. Every day the U.S. is importing nearly 600,000 barrels of oil from Russia. As we continue to increase sanctions against…

Today I rise to recognize fellow Eagle Scout Marcal Young of Little Rock. I am congratulating him on his career with the Boy Scouts of America having been active with that organization for over 40 years. Since its founding, the Boy Scouts…

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. I want to say, first and foremost, I thank him for his consistent, loud, smart, and well-reasoned comments on our open border and the impact on our citizens. Mr. Speaker, I too want to bring…

As we cheer on Team USA this week and celebrate our athletes participating in the 2022 winter games, it is important we do not overlook the sins of the host nation, China. China has carefully crafted their image to distract the world from…

If the Biden administration were a new TV show streaming on Netflix or HBO, it clearly would have been canceled after the end of the first season. On this anniversary of Mr. Biden's failed first year, I call attention to the crisis at the…

I saw a political crossword puzzle this week. It asked for a six-letter word to describe President Biden's first year in office. So I thought, divisive? No, that is eight letters. Weak? No, that is four letters. But the word is crises…

Today I rise to recognize Kristy Brasfield, the 2021 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Brasfield earned her bachelor and master's degree in education from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro and is currently working on her…

Washington, in fact, has a spending addiction. We doubled our spending last year to fight the pandemic, protect public health, and get the economy back open and protect jobs. On top of that, this spring, Democrats spent another $1.9…

Winter is right around the corner and households could see their heating bills jump 54 percent. While some of this can be attributed to our supply chain issues, the administration's spending addiction coupled with their anti-American…

In deed and in action, the NFL has shown over and over again that it is a racist league.

The NFL has basically made it known that there's always going to be a place for Jon Gruden, but not for Colin Kaepernick.

I thank the Speaker, I thank the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, and the chair for bringing this measure to the floor. But to paraphrase President Reagan, Well, there you go again. Why are we here? This should have been in…

I thank the chairman of the committee and my ranking member for the world-class work on this NDAA package. This package contains two of my amendments. First, my bipartisan bill, H.R. 3146, the SAVE Act, passed the House unanimously earlier…