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Chip Roy

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Chip Roy is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Roy has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, government accountability, and border security during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for conservative policies and has often emphasized the need for the government to operate more efficiently and transparently.

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Jun 26, 2024

I appreciate my colleague from Texas. I agree with him, and I associate myself with his remarks. The unilateral action by this executive branch is nothing new. They have been doing it with student loans. They have been doing it with all…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds…

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Jun 26, 2024

I do have an amendment at the desk, and I do want to make clear that this is on behalf of August Pfluger, my colleague from Texas, who has been a champion of this issue since he has been in Congress. The issue that is before us as we take…

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Jun 26, 2024

I would just note that it is critically important that we adopt these amendments to restrict the executive branch from carrying out these executive orders. They are undermining our efficiency and effectiveness. Mr. Chair, I urge adoption…

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Jun 26, 2024

In the wake of 3\1/2\ years of abject failure, but worse than that, purposeful action by the executive branch of the Federal Government to undermine the security of the American people, empower cartels, empower China, and allow little…

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Jun 26, 2024

This amendment will prohibit Homeland Security appropriations from being used to carry out President Biden's climate executive orders. People might wonder why this is important. President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have been doing a…

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Jun 13, 2024

I thank the gentlemen who were just speaking on the floor, my friend, Mr. Wenstrup, and my friend, Mr. Palmer, for what they were doing in reminding the American people what happened 7 years ago. It too easily gets glossed over for the…

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Jun 12, 2024

The Department of Defense's climate adaptation plan includes proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the plan, DOD has identified climate change as a critical national security issue. The plan contains mandates on…

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Jun 12, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the following: SEC. 17__. NONE OF THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE…

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Jun 12, 2024

I first will open up by congratulating myself because 20 years ago about an hour from now, my lovely bride said ``yes,'' and she has stuck with me for 20 years. So a hearty congratulations that my wife would put up with me for these 20…

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Jun 12, 2024

Who benefits from this rush to so-called green policy? China, one of our greatest geopolitical adversaries. China accounts for 63 percent of the world's rare earth mining, 85 percent of rare earth processing, 92 percent of rare earth…

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Jun 12, 2024

Was Hunter Biden convicted this week based on evidence contained in that laptop?

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Jun 12, 2024

I do rise on behalf of Mr. Reschenthaler for an important amendment that prohibits funds to require travel or transportation under the Joint Travel Regulations for Uniformed Services to be in a zero-emission vehicle. Now, the issue here is…

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Jun 12, 2024

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, listening to my colleagues discussing the rule of law, I find it shocking because the average American is looking across their country wondering what happened to the rule of…

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Jun 12, 2024

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C…

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Jun 12, 2024

The bottom line is servicemembers are going to be left stranded, thanks to this policy hidden in the DOD's joint travel regulations having to deal with advancing an agenda. That is what we are trying to avoid. We want the Department of…

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Jun 12, 2024

Did President Biden say repeatedly and did the Biden Administration repeatedly declare the Hunter Biden laptop Russian disinformation?

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Jun 12, 2024

So, the former President is or is not guilty or is, or is not engaged in activity that could be described as election interference?

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Jun 4, 2024

I think he would say if you have got a literal army of people coming across the river, I suppose. I think they would probably fight us on that.

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Jun 4, 2024

In the meantime, I want to pivot to the border point you just raised, but I would like to make the point. We are funding all those rules and the requirements that are driving the American family out of the ability to afford a life. Just…

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Jun 4, 2024

Right. The idiots in this Chamber voted to cause that to happen and back up what the regulators down the street are forcing on the average American. Here is what I don't get, right? All my colleagues here, if I forced my colleagues, one by…

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Jun 4, 2024

And I am glad the gentleman brings this issue up because I would note that, today, while I was sitting in the House Judiciary Committee with the gentleman from California (Mr. Kiley)--who just came in to join us, who is going to take the…

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Jun 4, 2024

One last point. Has my friend from Pennsylvania heard the same issues? I won't say who, but I have already heard very important Members of this body, in terms of their rank and committee, already talking about the fact that, no matter what…

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Jun 4, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert), my colleague and friend, for his steadfast dedication to ensuring the American people are informed, at least the 72 people that were watching C-SPAN while you were extemporaneously…

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