Vicky Hartzler

I appreciate the conversation that we have had tonight, sharing with the American people the facts and the stories of some people in our district about why this is so important. General Leave

Well said. Well said. I thank the gentleman; that was great. Now, I yield to the gentleman from Texas, Representative Brian Babin. He is right there at the border. So what does the gentleman have to say?

The gentleman is right. We can do both. We are all committed to doing that. That is why we are here. We are working for the American public, and I believe we will get this done. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague and good friend from…

The gentleman has that law enforcement background that is so critical right here in Congress. That is why we are glad he is here and appreciate him sharing. I can't imagine what he has gone through so many times, having to go to somebody's…

I thank the gentlewoman for her excellent summation of what is important. It was so touching. I thank her for bringing the pictures of Arizonans who have lost their lives due to Congress' failure to build the wall and keep us safe. That is…

Thank you, gentleman, that was excellent; and I appreciate you bringing a picture so we can all see that what the Border Patrol and others are running into is that individuals, clearly, are here from other countries illegally, and that is…

Well said, Representative. Mr. Speaker, now we have my colleague and friend to the south in Arkansas. Representative French Hill wants to share a little bit. I appreciate his being here tonight. I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr…

Thank you so much. I appreciate your perspective down there from Louisiana. You bring up the great point of the number of children coming across. I heard yesterday how Health and Human Services, which gets custody of these children, just…

Yes, we must act. Mr. Speaker, I would now like to invite my friend from Louisiana, Mike Johnson, to share what he is seeing down there in Louisiana, what his constituents are saying, and what his thoughts are. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

I thank the gentleman. I appreciate his comments. They were spot on. We are seeing the same thing in Missouri with that meth coming up from Mexico and the record number of people in foster care. It just breaks your heart, and it doesn't…

Our veterans deserve the best. Unfortunately, top-notch care is often hampered by a shortage of doctors at the VA.

I believe that advancement of this legislation will help begin to fill the VA's many vacant health care position needs.

Our veterans deserve the best. Unfortunately, top notch care is often hampered by a shortage of doctors at the VA.

Rural broadband is the number one economic issue across my district.

I appreciate the chairman's support. In closing, I would urge all my colleagues to support this commonsense measure to restore local control of our school lunch pricing. This exact language was passed in the House version of the Child…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Absolutely. They deserve that. And I know we all stand ready to partner with you to do whatever we need to do to get this right so our sailors come home safe.

Vigorous oversight can help ensure that mistakes don't happen, and when they inevitably do, we learn lessons from these missteps.

This is about addressing Korea, Russia, ISIS. We need every defense dollar to go to meeting those threats, not anything else, and we need to make sure our troops are ready and can be deployed. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new section: SEC. 704. PROHIBITION OF DEPARTMENT…

I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close.

When used properly, this public and private partnership can both improve our national security and at the same time preserve limited government resources.

Less than 50 percent of the Air Forces's fire and bomber force are able to fight and decisively win a highly contested fight against a near-peer such as Russia or China.

While I applaud the President's intention to increase our military funding with a, quote, $54 billion increase, this assertion does not tell the whole story.

Less than 50 percent of the Air Force's fire and bomber force are able to fight and decisively win.