I ask unanimous consent that a letter from Lee Boothby be printed in the Record in support of the nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State of the United States. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

I was not preparing to come down to speak today, but I just want to make a few comments because I have been listening to what is going on in one of the other rooms out there. Everyone is zeroing in and targeting a guy named Scott Pruitt…

I think defending America is the number one concern.

Of all the problems that we had, of all the overregulation, the one that scared us the most was WOTUS.

It is nothing that is in the agriculture bill. It is the overregulation of the EPA.

I want to tell you how much I appreciate your taking the time that you did.

During the last administration, it was pretty well decided by the President--and a lot of the Democrats agreed with him--that if you address sequestration for the military, you have to do an equal amount for the non-defense spending.

I think the old measure that we should size the posture and fund our military to fight and win two major wars in different regions of the world near simultaneously--is that still a good idea?

In recent years, many rural states, including Oklahoma, have underperformed in this funding.

I am concerned about one recent development, the hiring freeze that was issued on January 23rd for Federal civilian employees.

I would just like to be drawn into the loop as you make progress on the changes you may want to make.

It's the worse scientific scandal of our generation.