What could be more harmful to the broader community than the restriction of our free speech?

we have failed to maintain our water management systems.

we control the people's treasure? We control the purse. Should we place a greater emphasis on pre-mitigation disaster resiliency preparedness?

So as a Congress, it is our job to respectfully listen to the wisdoms that are presented to us from both sides of this argument.

We have to constantly remind ourselves and our colleagues that there is no such thing as Federal money.

as a Nation, at the local, state, and Federal level, we have failed to maintain our water management systems.

We need to help to assist, respond.

we control the people's treasure. Should we place a greater emphasis on pre-mitigation disaster resiliency preparedness?

There are more than 17,000 migrants in Customs and Border Protection custody along our Southwest Border in facilities designed to hold 4,000.

I would just like to clarify that the quote was actually that we have the weakest immigration laws anywhere in the world and that Congress must change our weak immigration laws.

Increasing numbers of migrants are bringing children on the dangerous journey to our border, more than ever before.

Even the liberal New York Times Editorial Board, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are calling on House Democrats to act.

Seventeen times House Democrats have rejected immediate humanitarian border aid.

Unfortunately, our Majority has denied the House multiple opportunities to fund the needed supplemental humanitarian assistance.

The situation at the Southwest Border is beyond a crisis.

By the latest estimate, last year opioids took the lives of over 70,000 Americans.

In Louisiana, the state that I'm proud to represent, we have 49 programs state-wide.

Only with a substantial increase in Federal support and a national commitment to expanding community-based treatment will we have even the basic tools to combat this epidemic.

As well-intentioned as the diversion programs are, and the drug court is something I support, I've seen it work very well...

The difficulties in drug courts, in reality, as compared to the programs that are created by, passed by bureaucrats...

I find it difficult to believe your statement was----

I don't believe there is a State law that would--that would deny an armed or unarmed security guard from responding to a threat within their given perimeter.

I urge the Speaker and the majority leader to immediately schedule the born-alive bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not recognized for debate. ____________________

The dollars must follow the emerging threat.

We should all oppose terrorism in every form, but the FBI's decision to use the color of someone's skin as a tool to identify terrorists takes our country back to dark days.