I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring Easley, South Carolina native and American hero, Private First Class Austin. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank my colleagues for giving a voice to thousands of women who don't have one with this postal-naming bill tonight. I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring Specialist Johnson, who was the first Vietnam war casualty from Pickens County, South Carolina. Welcome home, Specialist Johnson. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Now more than ever, the cyber workforce of our Federal agencies needs to be well equipped to address the constant threats we face. By expanding cyber rotation programs under this bill, we will help Federal agencies gain valuable experience…

I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring one of the most decorated U.S. Army soldiers in the history of our country, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge the support of my colleagues on this bill honoring Lance Corporal Tucker, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I'm pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

I'm someone who -- I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

Today I rise to recognize and commend two of my young constituents from Daniel Island, South Carolina, Ella and Owen Rogers--Ella is 14 and Owen is 17--and their efforts in support of Ukraine and standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian…

I hope that we can have a broader discussion of how keeping our kids out of schools has actually harmed them over the last two years.

I have had my house spray painted last summer by someone who disagreed with my political beliefs.

Even Bernie Sanders, because we have got, I read a story earlier today from Daniel Marans on Huffington Post, quoted Bernie Sanders not too long ago, that people have a right to give their two cents worth, give a speech without fear of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for your patience today.

the crusade against critical thinking has instilled fear in teachers, fear of repercussions for speaking up.

But it does not give you the right to make that decision for every other student in the county or across the Nation who might find a lifeline in the very book you banned.

And I have experienced it myself, you know, part of the American experiment is being able to have a debate of ideas, to have this exchange of ideas, and not get attacked for.

I do believe that myself and their dad have a say in the outcome and the curriculum of my kids' education.

Public universities and colleges frequently run afoul the First Amendment freedom by enforcing broad or overly broad speech codes.

No child attending our public schools should be subject to government indoctrination, or exposed to radical ideologies while they are still building the foundations of their education.

In an effort to indoctrinate our young students, progressives are burdening curricula with divisive and radical ideologies.

I think the idea of censorship is a far more important issue than the issue of state superintendents of education...

I thank all the witnesses for appearing today and looking forward to a robust discussion on the First Amendment, freedom of speech, and how we can work together to preserve that freedom for every single American.

But at the same time, we want to have folks, like Ruby Bridges, having her voices heard.

All children should be taught the academic skills they need to succeed, along with the history of our country, the good, the bad, and the ugly.