Ron Estes: “Real wages have dropped 3.5 percent over the last 2 years.”

It's always great to get out of the D.C. Beltway and into diverse communities across our great nation to hear directly from Americans who are helped or harmed by the policies that we write or vote on.

Mr. Arrington has obviously delved into this issue and particularly focused on economic growth and what the impact is in terms of the value for not just the economy and workers across the country but also the tax revenue to help make sure…

I thank the gentleman. It is so important that the gentleman has taken such an active interest. I now recognize for 2 minutes the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Strong), a friend of mine, and a good guy.

Tonight we are gathered on the House floor to honor the men and women who tragically lost their lives on January 29. Together, we represent the districts and States impacted by the heartbreaking crash of Flight 5342 and a United States…