I thank Representative Hastings for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, energy is a critical driver of the American economy and quality of life. Its production creates…

It's my honor to be here today to advocate for my bipartisan bill, H.R. 1944, the VA Medical Center Transparency Act.

I hope the Committee will support my bipartisan legislation to improve access to mental healthcare for veterans in need.

Simply put, under the Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act, if a veteran asks for in-patient mental healthcare from the VA, they will get it.

In my Democrat friends' world the crisis at the border, they say, was manufactured.

In my world, what I believe is the real world, the crisis has been mounting for years.

The reason that I ask that is because from some of our briefings, hearings, I think we have been concerned about insider-type threats.

I, too, ask unanimous consent to enter into the record 3 letters expressing support for the effective and responsible use of biometrics by TSA and CBP.

I sincerely hope the Members have made their points, have made their talking points. Now let's get down to the business of doing what we are supposed to do in Congress: Pass a bill, pass the bipartisan Senate bill, but, also, let's work…

Well, here we are again, and I talked on this before. I am from the State of Arizona, so border security is top and center of the discussion in Arizona and it has, quite frankly, been for years. We have all known there has been a crisis at…

We have to be very careful, my colleagues, on this.

This is some really scary stuff, and I am very concerned.