The average cost of a gallon of gas in my hometown of Murphysboro, Illinois, is $3.60 and rising. That is not all. Tonight's temperatures will dip down to about 29 degrees in southern Illinois and families will be dialing up the…

$10,000 a year, an average of $200 a week. Under the Democrats' IRS surveillance plan, that is all you will need to spend before they require the IRS to collect personal information on your bank transactions. Let's put that in perspective…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, preventing domestic violence and supporting survivors should never be a partisan issue. Unfortunately, this bill makes it one. First, by removing the prohibition on reimbursements for…

As ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, one of my top priorities is protecting the constitutional rights of our veterans. Today, I want to raise awareness of a policy that strips law-abiding veterans of their Second…

We find that that was not done frequently in the previous administration, and that needs to be fixed.

As I mentioned, this amendment would provide an unprecedented $25,000 one-time payment for VA World War II merchant marines. It did not go through regular order. It did not go through the committee of jurisdiction. This amendment should be…

The NDAA is one of the most important bills Congress passes annually. In fact, the past decade, the NDAA has been enacted every year. As such, the NDAA often becomes a grab bag for a variety of priorities. To protect the integrity of this…

I encourage all my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers. I just urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill as well, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the rules…

I also rise today to talk about the fact that when I ran Bost Trucking company for 10 years, many of our hardest workers and most trusted employees shared something in common. They were veterans. The military teaches servicemembers…

As a father of three and a grandfather of 11, I know what the love of family feels like and how we love our children and when that child takes its first breath. For over 40 years, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited taxpayer dollars from…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. With this bill, House Democrats are saying that when it comes to our Nation's infrastructure, it is either their way or the highway. Instead of accurately investing in our roads and bridges, the House…

I just want to encourage all of my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage everyone to support this piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Madam Speaker, I encourage all my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage all my colleagues to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage all of my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

To close. I thank the gentleman for his comments. I want to thank all of my colleagues who joined me and joined us here tonight. Thank you to my friend Representative Jackie Walorski for cohosting this Special Order. We all agree that it…

I thank the former speaker because of his experience in small business and running a business for a majority of his life. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Miller).

I am a small business man. We own a small business, my wife and I. I know many small business owners across America are struggling to reopen and rebuild after COVID-19 shutdowns. They simply can't find workers to fill the job openings…