Michael Lawler: “I am here because you are the most democratic branch of the American government.”

Fentanyl is poison. It is poison. And it is intended to do harm.

Do you think this legislation is critically important to apply more sanctions on Iran and countries like China, who are trading Iranian oil in large quantities?

I am not going to be party to a shutdown. It does not serve a purpose. By the way you save no money, you're going to end up costing the American people more money with the shutdown, so it's really illogical.

President Biden recently noted that when autocrats do not quote, pay a price for their aggression, end quote, it only emboldens their behavior.