In America we recognize that each of us is made in God's image and that every single person has inestimable dignity and value.

We must continue to move our country forward; to remain cognizant of the past, because we learn from our history.

I thank my friend from Arkansas. We do join him in those prayers for Officer Franks and the others around the country who are recovering from this violence that so many law enforcement officers have had to endure over the past year. Mr…

I thank the gentlewoman from Arizona for her remarks. We will stand up for the police. Mr. Speaker, you have heard many comments and similar sentiments here tonight. It has been echoed over and over. Mr. Speaker, I yield to one more of my…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for those great words. I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gimenez), a very important voice and someone who has been on the front lines of community service, a first responder, a fire chief, which is…

I thank my friend and I appreciate his remarks. Mr. Speaker, from Utah, we will move over to one of our favorite representatives from the great State of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Donalds), a freshman…

I thank my friend for those comments. Mrs. Lesko is another good friend and colleague. We trust her voice on so many things. Nothing highlights the need for law and order more than the current crisis at the border created by the Biden…

I thank my friend from the great State of Alabama for his remarks. Indeed, these are concerns that we share from coast to coast. We will go back up to the great State of New York and hear from my friend who is a legislator and former…

I thank my friend for those important words. You are exactly right. They need to be better funded and given greater resources and greater training, and we support that because we back the blue. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from…

I thank Mrs. Fischbach. That is an important perspective from the great State of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).

I thank Mrs. Kim. You are so right that we need to back the blue, and I am so grateful to be joined by so many colleagues that share that sentiment. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Fischbach)…

I thank Mr. Baird. I appreciate those comments. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Kim).

I am happy to yield to the gentleman from the Third District of the great State of Texas (Mr. Taylor).

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 23 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for his perspective from New York. We will go from coast to coast out West back to California. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the Eighth District of California (Mr. Obernolte).

Those are strong words, and they are accurate. People have politicized this issue, and it is turning them against law enforcement, and it is a terrible, terrible situation. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the Sixth District of…

I thank the gentleman for that voice of authority on the issue. Mr. Speaker, I have been honored to be joined on the floor by so many colleagues from around the country tonight to honor our law enforcement officers this National Police…

I thank my friend and appreciate those remarks. That is an important perspective. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Baird), a gentleman who also knows quite a bit about sacrificial service to the…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, from there, I am delighted to go north a bit. We will go to my friend GT Thompson, who is the ranking member on the House Committee on Agriculture, and who happens to…

I thank the sheriff for his service and that passion. It is appropriate tonight, of course. Mr. Speaker, I yield next to the gentleman from Kansas' big First District. The district, I think, has 63 counties. It is one of the largest in the…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney), another important voice to this Special Order tonight, my friend and colleague and classmate. We mentioned earlier how important…

I thank the gentleman for those words straight from the heart, and he speaks, as we said, with great authority on it. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack), my neighboring State, who will speak with equal passion…

During our time tonight, my colleagues and I will recognize the great men and women of law enforcement and the critical role they play in keeping our local communities safe. National Police Week is particularly important this year. Of…

I thank the gentleman for those important words. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to a gentleman from Utah, a freshman who has made a big mark here in the First District of Utah. He is also a former officer of the U.S. Foreign…

this is the first hearing of the Full Judiciary Committee in nearly five months, and it really is outrageous that we're not focusing on the growing humanitarian crisis at our southern border and the policies of the Biden Administration…