Vicky Hartzler

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…

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, 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…

You sure know what you are talking about because of the lifelong service that you have given to law enforcement. I loved what you shared. It is time to listen to those people on the ground and in operations. That is who we need to listen…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tonight, we are here to have a conversation about the situation at our southern border. The President calls it a border crisis and a humanitarian crisis, yet others call it immoral to give more funding to secure our Nation at the southern…

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…

Thank you for coming and sharing. You made so many great points. And just the sheer number of people who are coming across, we just say those numbers, but I heard the other day, it is like 2,000 a day. In my district--I have a very rural…

On Friday December 21, 2018, I was unable to vote on rollcall No. 490. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I appreciate the gentlewoman's support. With total student loan debt of over $1.3 trillion and rising and over 44 million individuals still saddled with student debt, we must take action. {time} 1530 The student loan crisis looms over…

I offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 24, strike the period and quotation mark at the end. Page 15, after line 24, insert the following: ``(7)…

I thank Congressman Taylor for hosting this very important, special event tonight. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I have heard too many testimonies after testimonies talking about the dangerously low level of our…

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.

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

Today I would like to honor the Fayette High School marching band from my district for being selected to march in Washington's upcoming Memorial Day Parade. The Marching Falcons found out in the fall that they had been selected to march in…

I would like to thank the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as well as the House Judiciary Committee for working with me and the Armed Services Committee to include an important amendment in this bill that will expand DOD's…

I appreciate so much Chairman Thompson's leadership on this to provide just a wonderful, wonderful program to help people have that onramp to opportunity. I also appreciate the chairman's heart because I know in the meetings and the…

I thank the gentleman and Representative LaMalfa for hosting tonight's Special Order to draw attention to the wonderful benefits of crisis pregnancy centers. I would like to share the story of two women. Summer is a smart 17- year-old who…

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

As Members of Congress, we have an explicit constitutional responsibility to provide for the common defense. Yet some of my colleagues would rather use our military as a bargaining chip for political reasons. For 3 days, our military was…