James Comer: “I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. It is indeed an honor to be a Member of this great body. I ran a…”

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. It is indeed an honor to be a Member of this great body. I ran a 14-month campaign for Congress not simply to have a prestigious title ahead of my name or to simply come to Washington to point fingers at the other political party and blame everybody else for our Nation's many problems. Rather, I ran for Congress so I could come here and work to solve our Nation's many challenges. The First Congressional District of Kentucky stretches from the foothills of Appalachia all the way to the western most counties along the Mississippi River. It is a conservative, rural district comprised of 35 unique counties with the main industries being agriculture, coal, and manufacturing. My constituents feel like Washington has forgotten them. Unfair trade agreements have cost us good-paying manufacturing jobs. The EPA's war on coal has devastated the coal economy and its massive economic spin- off. Overburdensome regulations like waters of the U.S. threaten the viability of our family farmers, and an unsustainable government takeover of our healthcare system, better known as ObamaCare, has significantly increased healthcare premiums on my small businesses and working middle-class families. Mr. Speaker, as I stand here today, there is a great sense of hope in Kentucky. My district voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump and voted out of office six incumbent Democrat State representatives.…”