Chip Roy

it was clear the COVID-19 measures were not about science or safety but compliance and control.

the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic triggered some of the most aggressive usurpations of freedom present-day Americans have experienced.

the liberties reflected in our Constitution are not optional and as a general matter should not be suspended for political expediency nor times of crises.

Far too few government leaders did anything to stop the unconstitutional tyranny that would follow over the past four years.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 23, insert after line 17 the following: (d) Member Access to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

The amendment that I have put forward here requires the FBI to report to Congress on a quarterly basis rather than an annual basis the number of U.S. person queries conducted. We simply want to have more information. We simply want to have…

To be clear, this amendment is about reporting requirements. However, on the point of the warrant, after the rampant abuses by the Federal Government, it is clear that we should have a warrant requirement under 702 to protect Americans…

Pretty much the entirety of the debate that has been done here has been focused on the warrant requirement, right. The reason that we have this particular amendment before us right now is simply to just be able have more reporting and more…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding. I will just note that I certainly appreciate the intent of my friend and colleague from Texas. Obviously, we want to go after cartels, and we want to make sure we can stop the flow of…

I would like to summarize what we have in front of us, particularly with respect to the foreign intelligence surveillance issue. That is where we have, I think, the most debate. The fact of the matter is, for the average American watching…

I would point out that on this issue one of the concerns that we have is ensuring an adequate and fair hearing on the issue of the warrant amendment. The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie) raised the issue as did the gentlewoman from…

I thank the gentleman from Utah for hosting a forum here on the floor for our colleagues to be able to talk about the important issues with respect to Bidenomics, such as you can even use that term as anything other than creating and…

I would point out that the concerns that we are looking at here, I think boil down to questions that people assert when they say, ``lawfully collected information.'' Therefore, you don't need a warrant to search the 702 data for United…

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 6\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New Mexico has 9\3/4\ minutes.

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his kind words for our colleague, Mr. Cole. Those of us on the committee will miss working with the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole). Obviously, as the gentleman from Massachusetts pointed…

Today, the Rules Committee reported out a rule for four pieces of legislation: H.R. 7888, Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. This legislation reauthorizes title VII, section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1125 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1125 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

I want to thank her and my Democrat colleagues for working with us to try to move this along.

I thank my friend from Maryland. His remarks are particularly meaningful as one who proudly wore the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States. I appreciate him for his service in the military, as well as a Member of Congress. Mr…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules will be followed by 5- minute votes on: The motion to…

The distinguished former majority leader brings up FSGG, the Financial Services and General Government bill. What he left out was the fact that we are going to give $200 million to the FBI for its new headquarters, even after Republicans…

May I inquire as to the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I thank my friend from Texas for his remarks, but I would simply disagree. All we are doing here is adding beds that aren't going to be used. All we are doing is adding money for a Border Patrol that won't be allowed to do their job. They…

The gentleman from Florida a moment ago talked about the fact that we defund UNRWA, and we defund some policies that are pernicious. I agree with him. It is a part of the process that we carried out last year when we set out to change this…