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?

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…

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…

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…

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:

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…