Vicky Hartzler

Thank you very much, Blake. I'll look forward to hearing how it goes in August with your daughter there. I think you made a really great point about the important role of protection and how firearms provide a very practical and very, very…

Absolutely. Very well said. I appreciate your comments, and I'm so glad you brought Payton and Preston along. I was sharing earlier that I got my start on the farm with my BB gun as well. I'm glad to hear you're well on your way to having…

It's certainly a deterrent, I think, from any government who would want to take on their citizens. And you look at this list that I was sharing, two pages of people and countries who have very high murder rates. I feel for the people of…

Thank you, lady. It was sure important, I think, that those voices from South Dakota would be heard and how it is a part of a heritage of so many people in this country and how it has very practical and real benefits to the citizens. We…

Thank you, Mr. Walberg. Well said. I like how you point out that the right to life is tied to the Second Amendment--to be able to defend ourselves and protect that life. That is so true. Also, it's not a safety issue. In fact, violent…

Thank you, gentleman. That is well said. Tragedies should not be used for political gain. That is so true. We want to get at the heart of what causes violence and how to protect children, and not just pass laws that wouldn't even address…

I thank you, gentleman. I think well said there. Our rural heritage is based on our Second Amendment rights, and well said. Certainly, being from Missouri, I appreciate your work--and we've worked together on this. This is a very real…

Well, we have my friend and colleague from Indiana, who's come to join us here, Marlin Stutzman. You brought a couple of guests here with you today to be a part of our Special Order?

I thank the gentleman. I really appreciate you holding this special time, where we can show our support for the coal industry, as well as condemn the Obama administration's current war on coal, because that's what it is. In Missouri, coal…

I certainly did not support these cuts to our national defense and I was glad to be part of the Budget Committee to help restore the defense spending in the 2014 budget.

Thank you so much. I appreciate this opportunity to share today, as we look at the national media coverup of this very, very horrific act. As we gather today to bring awareness to the trial of Kermit Gosnell and to the horrific actions he…

It's time for our Nation to get our priorities right; and according to the Constitution, there are only a few things that we should be doing here in Congress. One of them is to provide for the common defense; but, sadly, this substitute…

Thank you for your efforts to lead us to a Path to Prosperity. When I'm home in Missouri in the Fourth District, I hear people say things like: I have to balance my budget, how come Washington doesn't? And: It's time for our government to…

But one of the best parts is it gets our priorities right, and it provides for the common defense. There are only a few things that we should be doing here, and it provides that. It replaces and repeals the President's sequester and makes…

I urge you--I urge this committee--to make sure the U.S. Army Corps chief report projects are given sufficient funding to maintain and protect our communities.

I simply fail to understand why the idea of putting a budget in place is viewed by some as extreme.

It is devastating. And you are right, I think a lot of people don't think about there is at least 35,000 that I have heard, casualties, there. And I mean this is just south of us. This is a war going on.

Thank you. I applaud my colleague from New Jersey, and I thank him for his leadership on this very important issue. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, two rulings which impose…

Thank you. I sure appreciate your leadership on this issue and drawing attention to the very real crisis that we have in this country and the very real opportunity we have. You know, the real issue that is before us today is that it's time…

As a lifelong farmer, I rise today in support of H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act. This bill prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing or enforcing a proposed rule that will fundamentally alter the way family farms…

On rollcall No. 500, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against:

This is an outrage, a terrible injustice to our service members and their families, and should not be allowed to stand.

Those who gave the final measure in their service to our great nation deserve a final resting place worthy of their dedication, commitment and devotion.

Because I believe that no victim of sexual abuse should suffer the pain of knowing their abuser has received the honor befitting one who selflessly served others, I introduce the Hallowed Grounds Act.

I think this amendment is very curious when the Secretary of Defense came out with a new defense strategy last year, and they came out and said that the long-range strike fighter is one of their top priorities. And yet a Member of their…