Don Bacon

the challenges posed by the [COVID]-19 pandemic to the nation's nutrition safety net have put into stark relief the need to modernize the country's nutrition assistance programs

Just as it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and disturbance of right order to…

One thing is clear from the testimony today. SNAP has absolutely been an essential support throughout this pandemic, and will continue to be crucial for economic recovery as we climb our way out of it.

Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character.

But we do have to have an eye on the fact that 43 percent of our employers are looking to hire, and they are having a hard time of this.

One of the concerns we had is we didn't have Committee hearings as we were determining $70 billion in new spending.

I agree with the comments of many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle expressing grave concern over the President's decision to establish a date certain for the withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from Afghanistan. I believe…

If we withdraw and don't have airborne ISR capability over Afghanistan, I think it's a failure.

Obviously, the real value is the deterrence value in the Middle East with our allies and right across the street with Iran, but I think there is a secondary benefit here.

Waiting over a year for a permit to attach a single fiber wire to an existing pole unnecessarily impedes the ability to bridge the digital divide.

I have just got a couple of comments because most of my questions were already asked.

We want warrior culture. We want people with indomitable spirit.

Our Special Forces needs to be the champion or the premier capability against counterterror.

We can train our allies to do many of these missions. That is a force multiplier.

Our goal right now should be to defeat COVID, and get our economy back in high gear, and we are on that track, particularly with the vaccines.

Helping folks become independent for themselves and their families is an important priority.

We have the greatest economy in the world, but yet, we need to have a strong safety net that is effective and efficient.

I thank my good friend from Colorado for giving me the opportunity to share my faith tonight. It is the most important aspect of my life. I became a believer at the age of 13. I thank my dad for taking me to church every week and for…

Today, I rise in support of the conference report to accompany the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act. For the past 59 years, Congress has passed the NDAA on a bipartisan basis for one simple reason: Politics…

I had a possible exposure to COVID-19 and have gone into quarantine in accordance with CDC guidelines. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 230, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 231, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 232…

I had a possible exposure to COVID-19 and have gone into quarantine in accordance with CDC. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 228. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 965, 116th congress Barragan…

I am concerned that we are burning bridges with the populace and the political leadership there, with a country that we absolutely have to have a good rapport with if we have a conflict with Russia down the road.

I think we have a growing rift. They used to be on the front lines, you know, obviously in the Cold War, but now they are more of the logistics hub.

I believe that we absolutely need forward presence in Poland and the Baltics.

I thank my very respected friend from Wisconsin today for yielding. We had our 5-minute speeches cut short, so I appreciate the opportunity. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Dean C. Mathisen for 20 years of service to our Nation and…