It is a pleasure being here today. As we say in east Tennessee, you class up the joint. Thank you for allowing me to be here. Today, I rise to celebrate the 90th birthday of one of my dearest friends, Julia Tucker, 90 years old. Julia has…

What Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad are doing to Israel is nothing short of evil and barbaric. Even worse, some of my colleagues across the aisle and in the national media are excusing this violence against our closest ally in the…

Russians are going to do like Russians are going to do. They are thieves, basically.

This week is National Police Week, and I rise to honor the brave men and women of law enforcement who gave their lives to protect our communities. In 1962, National Police Week was established by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. But…

How do we trust the Chinese Communist Party to do anything they say they are going to do with their increased coal power capacity and everything else that they are doing, and their violations of human rights in the world?

I just think too much we are listening to the Chamber of Commerce, and maybe we need to listen to our hearts a little more.

I am as frustrated as she is. I am frustrated as a committee, and I worry about the things that we are doing.

When are we going to start listening to our hearts instead of the Chambers of Commerce?

I thank Ranking Member Jordan for yielding. Madam Speaker, right now, we have an immigration disaster at the southern border of the Biden administration's own creation. Instead of putting a stop to this madness, my colleagues across the…

I thank Vice Chairman Johnson for yielding. Madam Speaker, the crisis at the southern border is a problem of the Biden administration's own creation. As soon as they took office, the Biden administration slapped an ``open for business''…

Assad is planning on being reelected in summer of 2021 when Presidential elections happen.

the amount of combat power that Assad can independently generate is actually quite low.

the behavior of the Assad regime... is not cooperating, it is using it to just waste time.

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I rise in support of Representative Kim's Microloan Improvement Act. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this important legislation. Access to financial capital is essential to the success of…

The Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act is important bipartisan legislation that gives all entrepreneurs fair access to the Small Business Administration's microloan program. As a former small business owner, I know accessible…

We need a very well-designed electric vehicle charging network.

I suspect there are some environmental concerns with plastics, but I believe if you dig deep enough, some of those are probably being pushed by Big Oil.

Mr. Zaw has been jailed for covering the violence leveled against anti-coup demonstrators in Burma. Thanks to Mr. Zaw and other journalists on the ground, we know what is going on in Burma is pure evil. The autocratic strongmen leading…

A few weeks ago, Frank Cagle, my close friend and a good Libertarian conservative, passed away after a battle with cancer. Frank was a brave American who served with the 82nd Airborne during the Vietnam war. Following his service, he…

I include in the Record a report from the Associated Press detailing the detention of AP reporter Thein Zaw by Burmese authorities. [From the AP, Mar. 12, 2021] Myanmar Court Extends Detention of AP Journalist Yangon, Myanmar (AP).--A…

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the remainder of my time. And I wish, Mr. Chairman, if you could, express to leadership that we need to schedule better.

I sincerely hope this hearing serves as a wakeup call to the American people about the degree to which our Nation's political and corporate elites are marching in lockstep behind President Biden's Green New Deal--and promise to electrify…

I caught that 'briefly,' Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Timmy, just come on by and pick up the check.

Until these fundamental issues are resolved, American consumers will not adopt electric vehicles voluntarily as demonstrated by EV's anemic market share and the continual failure to meet projected sales figures.