Vicky Hartzler

If this unanimous consent cannot be entertained---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Missouri has not been recognized for debate. ____________________

Going door to door in my first campaign, a sweet, elderly lady invited me in for iced tea. As she discussed my race, she shared that she had never missed a chance to vote since she was a young girl. One day, her mother had hitched the…

I do believe it is an epidemic, and it is impacting many individuals with long-term health problems.

It would place U.S. farmers at enormous risk and disadvantage if other countries can access these innovations, but U.S. producers can't.

Members from both sides of the aisle, especially those who claim to be pro-women and pro-children, need to stop this devastating legislation. The future of women's rights, privacy, protection, and athletic potential depends on it.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Florida for hosting this important Special Order today. The United States is currently facing a very real and dangerous threat from the People's Republic of China. The Chinese Government is not just…

It is my distinct privilege and a personal blessing to recognize my friend and today's guest chaplain, Dr. Tom Leuther, and to welcome him to the United States House of Representatives. Dr. Leuther is the pastor and founder of the Family…

Let me tell you about a sharp, young patriot from my district. She worked hard, earned straight A's, and was accepted into law school to join the JAG Corps. She, however, was denied entry into the military because she had bunions on her…

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 7. It is a deeply flawed bill that offers false promises while empowering lawyers and bureaucracy, not empowering women. In fact, I agree with my colleague from Wyoming who said a minute ago it should not…

I missed the vote on Roll Call No. 119. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea''. ____________________

Today I raise my objection to H.R. 1, the so-called For the People Act. This act should really be called the Fund the Politicians Act. It is a Federal takeover of our election system. It opens up our precious election system to fraud, and…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's leadership in bringing this subject up here to the floor, to the American people, and to our colleagues. It is deeply disturbing to see what is happening across this country, as life is no longer valued and…

Last year, we lost 72,000 people to drug overdoses, 72,000. That is more people than died during the entirety of the Vietnam war.

I came away with the impression that we are at war. And it is with the drug cartels.

Well said. This is so important. And we have a moment in time right now in the history of our country where we have had the government--part of it--shut down for 24 days, yet we have, like the gentleman said, all of these individuals…

I love the analogy that the gentleman just shared about the Clemson game and going into a football game and how you have a ticket and there is a fence and you go through a point of entry and how the system works that way. It is common…

I thank the gentleman so much for his perspective, both as a doctor and as a military officer. His speaking of security means a lot. I think it is a good question. What number is it going to take? Are we really going to say: let's work…

I thank the gentleman; he makes a great point about the safety of the individuals who are coming here. Because we have this open border, it is incentivizing people to make this very dangerous trek. Doctors Without Borders has reported that…

The gentleman makes some excellent remarks. The 300 deaths a day due to overdoses, the opioid crisis with 90 percent of the opioids coming across the southern border, that is why we have got to secure the border. I agree; we have a…

I thank the gentleman so much for sharing those heartfelt words and those statistics. They really matter. I totally agree with the gentleman that our number one job is to keep America safe. The number one job is to keep America safe. That…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments tonight. It is a serious matter before us right now as a nation. That is why we are having this conversation tonight. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), and I…

I thank the gentleman. To the gentleman's point, a reminder that in 2006, 64 Democrats in the House joined the Republicans to pass the Secure Fence Act to build 700 miles of fencing along the border, including Barack Obama, Hillary…

That is so powerful. I thank the gentleman for sharing Christopher's story. I can't imagine how helpless that made him feel to stand at his casket, at his funeral, and to realize that we here in Congress have passed a lot of bills dealing…

It is a sobering time to be here because we are in the 24th day of a government shutdown, something that none of us wanted, and something that could be fixed very, very quickly. I am hopeful that it will. We have heard some speeches…

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?