Ted Budd: “I ask unanimous consent to use a prop during my speech. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.…”

As labor costs continue to climb, our nation’s farmers and ranchers deserve to know the price tag associated with keeping their operations going.

I know that in each county, every item almost is over $100,000. That’s every single thing that runs through a rather significant agency. I just don’t think that’s the way you navigate this.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

We are a nation of laws, and those who break these laws by coming to our country illegally must be held accountable for their actions.