If I am to be pilloried on the floor of the United States House, let us get the facts correct. First, I am sure that WJHL, a television station, would not appreciate being called a newspaper. Second, let me read you the first quote…

Mr. Speaker, first, I am going to take up the economy. Do I wish the economy were better, Mr. Speaker? Absolutely. Do I think the economy is better today than it was under the Biden-Harris administration? Absolutely. Do I think the economy…

I know it might be hard for folks back home to follow as they are watching this on C-SPAN, but this is about a rule to bring two small bills to the floor of the House. I am not arguing that they are the biggest things in the world. They…

Mr. Speaker, Republicans keep talking about how Democrats want to give more money to insurance companies, which is absolutely absurd, and they all know that. Nothing could be more ridiculous. Let me correct the record. First of all, ACA…

I urge passage of this rule in order to bring more transparency and oversight into our children's schools, to ensure that our children are not being improperly influenced by foreign actors or that foreign actors aren't using contributions…

Mr. Speaker, isn't it amazing that we come here to talk about these six bills and a significant portion of the debate from the other side of the aisle deals with bills that we are not addressing? They talk about some of those, and then…

This is a terrible bill, and I urge everybody to vote ``no.'' Again, this is an important topic. This is about whether or not people basically have their basic rights upheld and respected in this country. We are in the midst of a…

I appreciate that some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle may have been involved in small businesses. I was too, not just family, but I ran a small business for many, many years. People may not consider a solo practitioner of…

I rise today as Americans celebrate National Rural Health Day. According to the Virginia Department of Health, 88 percent of Virginia is rural, including much of Virginia's Ninth District. As a result, communities face numerous barriers in…

This rule covers a number of topics, and we have been over them--energy, water. We didn't get much into the full funding of the Army Corps so they can help take care of flooding problems in my district and other districts, take care of…

this Epstein situation is very serious, and I take it as such. We have victims whose lives can never be made whole, and this debate has taken on a life of its own. In many ways, it is illogical. On the one hand, we have the resolution…

Mr. Speaker, for the last 6 weeks, I traveled around not just my district but the entire Commonwealth of Virginia to talk about the work that we are doing here in Washington as we headed back to try to avoid a government shutdown in the…

Mr. Speaker, in regard to energy, I can tell you that I represent a region of the country where when we were using our coal resources, which God has blessed us with abundantly, we had the third or fourth lowest electric rates in the…

Mr. Speaker, it is so fascinating how facts don't seem to matter sometimes on the floor. The only administration that has ever released anything on the Epstein files is the Trump administration. Last night, the House Oversight and Reform…

Let me state up front that I make no apology for being pro-U.S. energy. I make no apology for saying that the United States needs more electric power. I make no apology for saying we can get that electric power with things like these bills…

my amendment is a necessary amendment. It addresses the importance of all types of energy research and development, R&D, funding at the Department of Energy, DOE, specifically, the energy research being conducted at the Office of Fossil…

Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, most Members in this Chamber know someone who has been affected by the drug overdose epidemic plaguing our country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023, there were more than…

Tomorrow, June 6, marks the 81st anniversary of D-day, June 6, 1944. In my district, Bedford County, Virginia, is designated as a World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service, the only such World War II Heritage City in…

this is supposed to be a challenge because the rule says that we waived earmarks, but the gentleman is not talking about earmarks. He is talking about process that he doesn't like. He is talking about parts of the bill that he doesn't…

Market access, specifically through tariff reduction activity, is greatly beneficial to agribusiness and farmers.

Markets like Cuba, that are 90 miles off the coast of Florida, near-in markets in general to U.S. agriculture producers, are extremely interesting to our producers.

The utilization of technology, such as biotechnology, to produce safe and abundant food supplies, grains and other agricultural goods, is essential.

The extension of the Black Sea Trade Corridor absolutely greatly contributes to food security, and to those areas.