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…

I have written remarks here, but after what I just heard, I have got to change what I was going to share. The idea that you could oppose this bill under the ruse that it helps children and mothers is absolutely preposterous. The reason…

Here we are again, having to vote on a continuing resolution instead of a full-year appropriations deal because of political reasons. Mr. Speaker, I am appalled that much-needed defense dollars are once again being held hostage for…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This bill, which reaffirms the Second Amendment rights of all law- abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in every State, includes a provision I introduced earlier…

I come to the floor today to praise the progress the Senate and the House has made toward passing tax reform for the American people. Our tax plan would roughly double the standard deduction, a deduction that 71 percent of Missourians use…

I thank the gentleman. I have a riddle for everyone. What is the most dangerous book ever published? What is the most powerful book ever written? What is the most cited book by Presidents and our Nation's Founders? What is the most prized…

I am proud today to stand and support this rule that will allow for the passage of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which is also known as Micah's Law. The underlying legislation will protect thousands of unborn babies from…

I thank the gentleman, my dear friend and colleague, Mr. Trent Franks, who is certainly a champion of our time in standing up for life, for our national defense, and has a heart so big that comes through in everything he does. And…

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…

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…

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…