China is an important strategic rival. Frankly, I would like to keep them as economic rivals.

I enlisted in the United States Army after high school and arrived in West Germany in the spring of 1989. The Cold War was at fever pitch, and at the Brandenburg Gate, President Reagan famously said, ``Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.''…

Today, I am here with a very heavy heart to honor Master Sergeant Joseph Kapacziewski, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. {time} 1030 Army Rangers are some of the most elite soldiers in the world, and Master Sergeant…

Since I have been in Congress, I have only voted on one budget that ever balances.

I think it is great that you have this Member Day. And I think personally we like to think that the Rules Committee is maybe the most important thing we decide, because the House sets its own rules and those rules are supposed to apply to…

Both parties would have different approaches. You know, in general, stereotypically, Democrats would tax our way to a balanced budget and Republicans would cut our way to a balanced budget.

I proposed H.R. 8331 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts. I would like to briefly discuss these. These distributions are generally…

This bill will not reduce inflation. It will pull us deeper into the current recession and take America further in the wrong direction. It is simply more government and less freedom. In the past year, inflation has exceeded 13 percent, and…

I appreciate my colleague, Congresswoman Foxx, for yielding. We disagree from time to time, and this is one of those. I do agree that it shouldn't be seen as a partisan issue. The Democrats may see this as precedent-setting in a way that…

I thank my colleagues that have done a lot of work on this NDAA. Frankly, it is a huge bill. We are deliberating on a lot of amendments, and frankly, we are not deliberating on a whole bunch more that I wish we could debate. I do want to…

During deployments and war, the military incinerated waste in large burn pits. Many contained hazardous materials that emitted toxic fumes. Our veterans have long suffered from the practice, but the VA has not been able to adequately…

I don't think there could be a more serious matter before this body. Everyone in the country, frankly, everyone in the world knows we can't continue to see what is happening in our cities, in our schools, in vulnerable communities, we…

From the debate and from the whole premise of this red flag law proposal, you would think that there was no such way to deal with this problem in America. It has been pointed out that 19 States have red flag laws already, but there are 50…

the government has almost banned cash, not entirely.

we shouldn't imitate them. We should protect America's way of life.

if you turn the central bank digital currency into this creepy surveillance tool and don't preserve the permissionless characteristics of it, it is going to hurt.

The Ranger battalions were deactivated at the end of World War II, and we know of all their achievements since then. But it is fitting that we take this Gold Medal as an opportunity to honor the service of our World War II Army Rangers.

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for yielding, and I thank everyone who has had a hand in taking time to create this bill, to create this Congressional Gold Medal, to recognize the limited number of World War II Army Rangers that we…

The privacy concerns cannot be understated as we consider how to embrace these new payment tools.

I always say the legal tender in the U.S. is the U.S. dollar, not Visa and MasterCard.

Promoting convenience to the consumer does not always equate to promoting financial inclusion.

Look, if we look over on the far right, how does a young lady lose her sister? How does a young lady, 21 years old, in Ohio wind up dead from fentanyl poisoning, poison in the drugs? They know drugs are bad, but they are not supposed to…

This is a gravely serious matter. I highlighted a young lady, Lizzie Murphy; her sister, Catherine; her mom and dad, Mark and Kristi Murphy, who lost their daughter, their best friend, their sister. Communities like this are losing young…

I have requested this time to address part of the State of the Union that was not addressed last night. In fact, we saw that the President was so bold as to say that the border is secure and tout the fact that they have caught 2 million…

I want to highlight the really heroic work that the Federal Reserve did to create stable markets, particularly in March and April of 2020.