Additionally, I would like to recognize today is National Farmers Day, a day when we say thanks to all of our farmers and ranchers for the work they do. Our agricultural industry, in a lot of ways, is the backbone of this country. It feeds…

It is fitting on National Farmers Day that I am able to rise and honor a true Florida legend, Mr. Bud Adams of Fort Pierce, Florida, and his contributions to the Florida cattle industry. He is an icon in Florida and the Nation's cattle…

I appreciate the chairman's leadership on this. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the three promises, 3-month initiative that you have outlined here, and I think it is so important that we follow through with this. I want to start…

The era of strategic patience as far as the diplomatic and negotiating policy or foreign diplomacy I think was a mistake of the last administration.

We have a Commander in Chief that says what he means, and he is going to stand up.

This is a bad deal. And we are talking about if we don't stand up to this.

Finally, I think that we have to keep demonstrating to the Burmese leadership that it is in their interest to settle the issues inside their country so the country can get on with peaceful development and a better future for its own people.

You guys need to get your act together. These are crimes against humanity.

Never again will we see these atrocities, whether it is in Nazi Germany, whether it is in Rwanda, any other place where we see genocide.

We don't need to study. We need action.

How effective would it be if we were to suspend foreign aid until Burma allowed the U.N. inspectors in the Rakhine State?

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 538. Stated against: