I thank Representative Nehls for his comments. He is truly a staunch supporter of law enforcement, as am I. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), from my home State, who represents Georgia's First District.

I am proud to rise today in hosting a Special Order on the Second Amendment, which is both near and dear to my heart and which is also near and dear to the many millions of Americans who cherish their rights and freedoms. The Second…

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado's Third District for her excellent remarks and reminding us of the investigation that needs to be initiated on the purchase of a firearm by Hunter Biden, a 4473 that was not filled out correctly, which…

Would you or would you not call it an emergency at the Southwest Border?

Would you agree that the situation at the border has taken away resources from FEMA that could be better utilized elsewhere?

FEMA is only engaged when you have emergencies or crises. Is that not right?

Secretary Mayorkas has routinely stated that he would not say we have a crisis at the Southern Border, yet he deployed our Nation's emergency response agency, FEMA.

We need to get that fixed.

I am constantly hearing from small business owners about how labor shortages are plaguing their ability to hire talented workers.

What do you think that says to the average American, saying that their Federal employee counterparts are getting more benefits than private citizens who are struggling to recover from the pandemic?

I mean, the fact that the government, or should I say Congress, decides how much we will spend before even putting a budget together. Is that backward in and of itself?

It is one thing to provide a benefit like this during an extraordinary period, like COVID-19.