I look forward to hearing from our witnesses.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler) for her leadership. It is a good testimony for all of America when we see the efforts of our…

It is unfathomable to me that the President would want to eliminate the only federal agency that is specifically focused on local and regional economic development.

I want to thank the gentlewoman for her deliberative process and the way that she has managed that. I thank her. I think this is one of the rare moments where you have true bipartisan support on something that is just common sense. We need…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend the…

Democratic governments must be transparent and accountable to the American people. Recordkeeping laws are vital to both. In support of transparency and accountability, the Federal Register Act of 1935, as my friend from the District of…

we would exclude a third of our country from the job pool for government jobs.

Part of meeting 21st Century needs is making sure we are addressing the current maintenance backlog plaguing our roads and bridges.

I thank the gentleman for his thoughtfulness. I have often said there are two ways things get done here in Washington, D.C.: slow and never. Let's hope that this is one of those times where it is just slow and that we get the Senate to act…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, let's be clear: H.R. 1 takes money from hardworking American taxpayers and puts it straight in the pockets of politicians. Let me be abundantly clear: This bill that the Democrats have…

It is racist to suggest that I asked her to come in here for that reason.

The gentleman from Missouri is exactly right. It is the statutes that allow this President to do this. The statutes don't provide for national emergencies on climate change. They don't allow for national emergencies on gun violence. But…