But unfortunately, we are in D.C. and, never allowing a political opportunity to go to waste, they are going to get marked up in Rules Committee, and we are going to vote on bills this week that just quite frankly have no chance of…

I believe that prescription drug pricing, it is a conversation that I get, it is one of the biggest ones we get in our office both in D.C. and back in our offices in North Dakota, and it should be a bipartisan endeavor.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 174.

Americans care about clean air; Americans care about clean water; and the U.S. needs to be at the table for these discussions as we move into a global economy. But, Mr. Speaker, a bad deal is worse than no deal at all. Make no mistake…

one of the best parts about it is we produce it at home. We are closest as we have ever been in this country's history to being food and energy secure

if we are going to say things like stopping the politics and all of that and then also infer that it is the free market that ended up causing most of the coal industry's problems, without at least recognizing that there was a combination…

I think there is part of a conversation on climate change we do not.

We are closest as we have ever been in this country's history to being food and energy secure.

China controls about 90 percent of the rare-earth metal environment.

I stand behind the oil and gas industry and will continue to support its involvement in the rural North Dakota communities.

If you ever want to see an example of doing an all-of-the-above energy strategy, I would love to have you all to dinner at my house.

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs in this case, oversight from this committee is absolutely appropriate.

Unfortunately, the easiest way to track this is deaths. Then probably the second easiest way to track it is arrests.

I think there has been a very huge shift nationally in how we deal with addiction-related crimes, particularly for our young adults.

Sheriffs from across the country are in D.C. this week, and they have a simple message for Congress: Secure the border. These sheriffs know that border security will help stem the flow of illegal drugs and human trafficking which affect…

Those issues and those challenges are better suited to be dealt with by the people who are closest to their communities.

I think we run into serious concerns about particularly rural districts who deal with these issues.

The North Dakota State University football team brought home their record seventh FCS championship trophy in 8 years. On January 5, the Bison defeated the Eastern Washington Eagles, 38- 24. The Eagles are a good team and attempted several…