Steve Womack

Before I close, let me say, as most of my colleagues know and as Mr. Clyburn pointed out, my presence here today in the face of a terrible, personal hardship--the loss of my wife of over 41 years--I hope is indicative of the importance of…

I think a lot of us up here would agree that the federal bureaucracy has become bloated, but I think we need to be a little bit more precise in downsizing a department with a mission as critical.

50 years ago today, the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to advancing North Vietnamese forces. The collapse of the anti-Communist South Vietnamese Government marked both the end of a decades-long conflict and the beginning of a…

Testing the boundaries a little, I would expect that.

I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the last speaker, my friend, Earl Blumenauer. It was a source of pride for me to be here on the floor this morning and see the gentleman's last speech on the floor of the House of Representatives…

Preserving the safety, security, and prosperity of our Nation is arguably our most important duty. There is a new axis of evil on the rise around the world, and just like the terrible original, this group is bound together by their desire…

By the way, I have got to leave here in a minute and go meet with the city of Fort Smith board of directors.

This is not an attempt to undo the Guard. It is a very small number of people.

General Saltzman has a very small entity... but a very important one. His mission is absolutely critical in the country.

This is a very unusual situation we have. We created this Space Force, and we took people out of the Air Force and other services.

There are only about 578 people that will be affected by this. You know, the Guard is over 100,000.

I do think it is a bit dangerous, though, for us to enter into an era where we are usurping the authority of our Governors.

I can tell all of you the river valley in Arkansas is very excited to hear the sound of freedom beginning this fall, I guess, when the Polish show up.

Have you ever known China to operate under a continuing resolution?

Have you ever known Russia to operate under a continuing resolution?

I think we have a role in that and hopefully we can get to it.

I personally think it is the secret sauce in readiness that be gets our warfighters prepared and ready to fight and win.

The Houthis and all of the Iranian proxies are like that old schoolyard bully. They only understand strength, and they need to be--we need to punch back.

I thank my friend, Chairman Calvert, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this very vital piece of legislation. It is our solemn duty, Mr. Speaker, to protect our allies and defeat our common enemies. I think we have agreement on both…

I thank my friend from South Carolina for yielding. Look, I am just going to be really brief. What we don't need is a disruption of innovation. That is what we don't need. What we do need in the financial industry are clear rules of the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia The Acting…

The fact is the building is crumbling, and there is going to be a need to do something. What that something is, I am not an expert on. I think it would be wrong for us to be taking this action today pursuant to this amendment without…

I thank the gentlewoman for her amendment, and I rise in support. Plainly and simply, environmental policing is not within the SEC's scope. It is just not. I know this process that we have undergone this morning sounds a lot like we are…

I thank my ranking member for yielding. With all due respect to my colleague, I rise in opposition to the amendment. This bill funded the Office of the Vice President at a 20 percent cut from last year, so we have taken steps to send that…