"I represent the First District of Kansas, 63 primarily rural counties in the western central part of the state."
"In my part of the country, we greatly rely on broadband to connect our communities to one another and to the rest of the world."
"I would challenge that conclusion. For us, investigation is prevention."
"Customs and Border Patrol has encountered 208,887 migrants on the Southwest Border this past August."
"the policies proposed in the American Jobs Plan and the Green New Deal are hardly balanced and thoughtful."
"these proposals fail to take into account the progress that we have already made in moving toward a cleaner energy economy."
"Once again, this Committee had a real opportunity to hold a bipartisan oversight hearing to get to the bottom of the events of January 6."
"I believe it is critical for Congress to hold companies like Purdue Pharma responsible for any role they may have had in the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids."
"the way this hearing is being conducted today is disappointing, to say the least."
"Many in the Democratic Party are politicizing this issue and making gross attempts to link the concerns of tens of millions of Americans about the last election and the peaceful actions of their elect..."
"Democrats have contested the Presidential election results of every single Republican victory for the last 20 years."
"I want to thank you for holding this critical hearing to help the committee explore the causes of the unacceptable high maternal mortality rate."