Jody Hice: “The purpose of the Second Amendment is clear. It is to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens.”

I appreciate the great leadership of the ranking member from Arkansas. I appreciate his yielding some time to me. Mr. Speaker, I certainly rise in opposition to the Big Cat Public Safety Act. Let it be known that I also rise in opposition…

We've got to have teeth to this thing. We've got to have some answers.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be followed by 5-minute votes…

Listen, you are spot on. It is virtually everything. I honestly can't think of anything that the cost is not going up, whether we are talking food or fuel or energy or travel, vehicles. Across the board, it is all going up to the tune now…