Chip Roy

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 529 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 529 Resolved, That House Resolution 503 is hereby re-referred to the…

Last night, the Rules Committee reported a rule to refer H. Res. 503 to the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary. H. Res. 503 lays out articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden for his failure to secure the southern…

I am moved by the references to solemnity after the chanting on the floor of the House yesterday for 5 minutes disrupting the Speaker of the House from carrying out his duties. I find it extremely moving. I am also moved by the references…

I just note that this morning Texas DPS troopers arrested a Gulf cartel operative in the Rio Grande Valley smuggling people across the river. After having been paid thousands of dollars, they were moving five illegal immigrants into the…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 4 minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr…

I notice that my friend and colleague from Texas talks about the current system discriminating. Well, the current system discriminates against small businesses and people who can't afford the massive cost of insurance or care. That is the…

Do you know who should decide what an essential health benefit is? The consumer, the American, not a government bureaucrat or a corporate bureaucrat. I will stand up for the 5,000 babies that have been born in Texas greater than last…

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, after line 13, insert the following: TITLE V--SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT AMERICANS SHALL HAVE…

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 17, line 10, insert after ``and Budget'' the following ``determines makes reference to Executive Order…

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 17, line 17, strike ``or'' at the end. Page 17, line 22, strike the period at the end and insert ``…

Well, I am tempted to yield all my time to the gentleman from New York because he is basically making the case for me more effectively than I can. The gentleman from New York is basically acknowledging everything that I am here saying that…

It has been a treat listening to my colleagues with their newfound respect for private business and not wanting to have regulatory interference with private business. Well, here we are talking about the REINS Act. What we are trying to do…

If my Democratic colleagues support these executive orders so much, if they believe that these are the best things since sliced bread, that we need to have all of these orders that are turning our entire society upside down, that are…

With respect to what the gentleman was just talking about with the marriage vote last year, regardless of one's belief and vote on the outcome of that policy, the point is, Congress voted. The fact is, here we have rules being promulgated…

Mr. Mayorkas can't guarantee us what they are. They are just being released into the United States.

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania. Again, I want to reiterate on this eve of Flag Day my appreciation for his service to this country wearing the uniform and in Congress. He understands what citizenship means. I am deeply appreciative of…

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania. I am going to close with this: An opinion in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. ``Defendants, illegal aliens, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…

He clearly lied to Congress.

Mr. Mayorkas broke the law.

There are others. The fact of the matter is there are many veterans groups--that is one; we will get you some more--who are supportive of this bill and who are supportive of this effort to protect their Second Amendment rights. That is a…

I thank my friend from Wisconsin who frequently comes down to the floor and engages and uses the Special Orders, as we call them. It is great to see him down here. I often state I wish we would have more engaged debate on the floor of the…

I appreciate my friend from Kentucky for yielding. The gentleman from Massachusetts was questioning why he hasn't heard from any veteran groups in support of this. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article…

I appreciate the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, here we are engaging in the theater of the absurd, yet again, from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle just blatantly denying the power grab being…

The fact is, people who want to enforce Title 42 believe that there was a reason that Title 42 was put in place.

Is the current administration securing the homeland?