No one should get away with criminal fraud, which is why I was proud to help provide the Biden Administration and the inspectors general with dedicated fraud-fighting resources in the American Rescue Plan.

I am extremely, extremely concerned about the lackluster approach the Biden administration has utilized with our Armed Forces.

I hope--I sincerely hope--that especially after the Chinese balloon fiasco that we wake up as Americans.

Heck, we are more concerned about which pronouns we are going to use than we are defending our great Nation.

We cannot allow--we cannot allow--China to walk all over us and outpace us militarily.

As we are witnessing the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, we hear a tremendous amount of talk about red lines on both sides.

I know this may be the beginning of a new year, but we are back to the same old thoughts, ideas, and practices: Protect the wealthy. Disadvantage the poor. We need a tax system that is fair. We need the skilled auditors who can look at the…

The solution is really simple. We must ban these weapons of war and get them off our streets.

There is no doubt that we have a gun violence crisis in our country.

We need Federal gun legislation that limits the number of guns that exist in our country.

There have been more mass shootings this year than there have been days in the year.

To reduce gun violence, we need stable revenue to research it and combat it.

I thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and yield back the balance of my time.

Today's hearing illustrates the dangers of allowing McKinsey to operate behind its code of silence.

I am a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act. I was then. The 30 million people who got an opportunity to get healthcare coverage, I am sure they are all supportive of it as well.

I believe in a single-payer system of Medicare for All, and I have spent many years advocating for universal healthcare.

I want to acknowledge and thank you, Governor Pritzker, for the tremendous leadership you have provided to our state during the last three-plus years.

In President Biden's first year in office, the country gained 6.6 million jobs, by far the strongest job growth record of any President's first year in office.

My farmers and producers are not talking to me about climate change issues. They are talking to me about the ever-soaring input costs.

These benefits have always been intended to be a tool to get people back on their feet from a hard time, not an economic incentive to stay on the sidelines.

I introduced the Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R. 7768) with my colleagues Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Michelle Fischbach, Abigail Spanberger, and Angie Craig.

the Biden Administration is pushing an agenda of poverty by continuing to incentivize people to stay home, not seek employment

Farm Credit System lenders have proven to be an effective tool for rural communities, and we must preserve their independent regulatory status.

Every sector is actually being crushed by this Administration's rampant spending agenda that is really driving high costs and inflation.

Let me begin, first, by thanking Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney for agreeing to hold this hearing in Chicago to examine declining delivery standards in the U.S. Postal Service.