Mark Green: “I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close after the gentleman from California closes.”

To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling.

Congress is broken, and it was time for me to return home.

I commend Rep. Knott for leading legislation that will ensure DHS has the right intelligence and preparation to keep accomplishing this mission and protect our communities.

Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump's border security measures and priorities make it through Congress.