When we return from our recess, we need to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. Ex-Im has helped Nebraska businesses grow and export U.S.-made products overseas. In fact, last year, my district exported over $60 million of Nebraska…

I thank the gentleman. I rise today to express my support for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Ex-Im Bank is an independent, self-sustaining executive branch agency with one mission, to foster American job growth by…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time. I would like to commend my colleague Congressman Fortenberry for his work on this issue and his words, which are right on. I would like to thank as well the chairman for his words, which…

I thank the ranking member. I believe, Mr. Speaker, that this is a vote for the ages. My constituents in Nebraska are asking me: ``Brad, can we govern? Can we come together? Can we move this country forward?'' What we do here today will…

Thank you, Mr. Costa. I am privileged to have the opportunity to speak today. Mr. Speaker, you mentioned, just briefly, the concept of ``Profiles of Courage.'' John Kennedy, in writing that book, wrote about a great Nebraskan, George…

Thank you for the comment. Yes, I was fortunate enough to visit with Nebraskans who were serving in Iraq and serving in Afghanistan. I was on a C-130. We were traveling over the Strait of Hormuz area. The navigator in the C-130 said to me…

Today I rise to honor the men and women from my district in Nebraska who have served and continue to serve our country. Often their service keeps them from their families for extended periods of time and too often leaves them with…