Billy Long

Exciting times ahead!

The IRS will not, should not be politicized on my watch, or any watch.

You hear a lot today about the gain of dysfunction research. Gain of dysfunction research is going on right here in Washington, D.C., and I say it is time we put a stop to it. This gain of dysfunction research leads us to all kinds of…

In 1886, a product was brought online, Coca- Cola, and it remained one of the most popular products of all time until 1985, 99 years later, when they came out with a great idea, New Coke. The problem is, New Coke was a terrible idea, and 3…

I want to read a letter that I got just 2 days ago. It is like a lot of letters I am getting today. Billy, I am appealing to you as one of your trusted constituents and fearful mother of two Active Duty Marines. Is our government trying to…

The Ways and Means Committee went in last Saturday to mark up a $3.5 trillion spending bill, and when they got done, they had a $4.3 trillion spending bill. I don't know exactly how that happened, but I might have a suggestion on how it…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 241, nays 183, not voting 6, as…

I hope we can understand how to break the addiction for these kids.

the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are uninformed, it is just that they know so much that isn't true

The Seventh Congressional District of Missouri's economy has a significant dependence on seasonal outdoor amusement and entertainment including the Ozark Empire Fair, the carnivals on the midways of county fairs, and the nation's favorite…

We have never, ever, in the history of this country, seen a Presidency like this one. Once the President was sworn in, 19 minutes later, The Washington Post said impeachment begins today. A million women marched the next day in Washington…

I think it is important that this committee works together to put forward practical and commonsense solutions rather than proposing pie-in-the-sky deals

This is a great example of bipartisan solution that makes real differences in the real communities like mine.

In closing, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 806, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am prepared to close. When we go home, people say: Well, can't you all agree on anything up there in Washington, because all you all do is fight? Why can't you work in a bipartisan fashion?'' I will admit, sometimes it seems like we…

I encourage our colleagues to vote for H.R. 2211. I yield back the balance of my time.

I think we can all agree that mapping and graphically displaying where broadband is and is not available at certain speeds is a critical tool in closing the digital divide.

We need to take a hard look at the underlying policy and its relevance today rather than assuming its passage is a necessity.

It is important for us to examine the state of the video marketplace, but as we approach a potential sixth reauthorization of STELAR, we need to take a hard look at the underlying policy and its relevance today rather than assuming its…

We need to do everything that we can to support our Military and our Gold Star Moms and widows.

I think that we can all agree that asbestos is one of the few things that has a lower approval rating than members of Congress.

Today I have the honor of introducing my friend, the Reverend Dr. Andrew Chaney, along with his wife, Christine, and my wife, Barbara, in the gallery, and the Hargis family from Springfield, Missouri, members of the First and Calvary…

The stakes are high--nothing less than preserving our edge in innovation and maintaining our security.

I have heard a lot of testimony over my years on the committee here and, Mr. Johnson, I don't know that I have ever heard any more heartfelt or any more important testimony that what we heard from you here today.