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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.
Does the gentleman agree that Israel not only has a right to defend itself--and I was thankful to hear the President at least utter those words, that they have a right to defend themselves. Does he not agree with me that they have a duty…
Is the gentleman aware that the Vice President was tapped by the President to take charge of this crisis?
To your knowledge, has the Vice President visited the southern border of the United States in the now almost 2 months that she has been allegedly in charge?
When you think about the various things it is impacting--you represent constituents in Pennsylvania, and I in Texas--you talked about the reach of illegal immigration, narcotics, cartels, and gangs into Pennsylvania. Does the gentleman…
Making us freer, stronger, with more abundant, more affordable energy, we became the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world, ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia. Natural gas production reached a record high of 34.9 quads in…
How much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 14 minutes remaining.
I was just explaining, before the gentleman arrived, that my parents are in the midst of building a house. They are beginning to wonder now whether or not they are going to be able to afford it by the end of the build because of the price…
Right now, we are facing a critical question for our country. It is a question about whether our country wants to be first or last. A lot has been made, obviously, of the former President's agenda, which he referred to as ``America…
I saw a photograph today that had a person who was driving a Tesla. And God bless Tesla for making technology. I am all for it. But the person in their virtue-signaling, self-congratulation of driving their Tesla is driving around with a…
I heard the gentleman, who I should thank for his military service, his long career in serving in our Armed Forces. I appreciate your service. I know the gentleman is concerned a lot about national security, as well. With respect to…
I know the gentleman probably has things he needs to do, but before he leaves, I wanted to address one other issue on national security because I know he has a passion for this, as well. We have talked about the impact on our economy of…
I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I would close a little bit here out on Israel by saying just a few things I didn't get into in terms of the details, because these matters. These details matter. I said before, in the…
I saw the same stories that my friend from Pennsylvania saw about some of our democratic colleagues, I think here in the House and in the Senate, who were starting to say that we needed to back off of that and not provide the hellfire…
Is the gentleman aware that a few of our colleagues actually were lamenting that Iron Dome was preventing casualties in Israel because, for some reason, that might be seen as disproportionate with respect to whatever damage and casualties…
As the gentleman said, as a 34-year-old, the end product may look okay. This 48-year-old may not be able to make a similar statement. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
I swore an oath to uphold the constitution of the United States. And I will not bend its words into contortions for personal political expediency.
I am a proud Representative of San Antonio, Texas, where our Alamo stands, so I appreciate that reference. Is the gentleman aware that there has been numerous casualties, numerous deaths as a result of this rocket fire, very specifically…
Well, the gentleman recounts something that I experienced, as well, and, more than that, a heartfelt description of the reasons that the Israelis were so thankful for our friendship and our support and their belief, I believe rightfully…
I thank the gentleman. This was kind of an impromptu colloquy, but I think this is the best of what we do in the House, and I would like to do it more often with you and other colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I would just say to the gentleman who…
As we have been watching over the last several weeks with our friends in Israel under attack, particularly this week with the amount of missiles that are going in, there has been wide success, obviously, with Iron Dome, but obviously that…
I would just say how much I appreciate the gentleman, I appreciate his service, I appreciate his understanding about how important Israel is to us as an ally and how important it is for our country to stand united right now as we watch our…
I would agree, and I think that it is critically important to remember who we are dealing with and who we empower at the expense of both our national security and the national security of our friends in Israel. I would also offer a tweet…
I would agree with the gentleman. I would suggest that the gentleman made the point best earlier when he said, How would we respond in United States of America if this many missiles were being fired from Mexico? Where, by the way, we have…
Is the gentleman aware that even when it is the size of New Jersey, really the population center is really in an area pretty much the size of probably about a quarter of New Jersey or half of New Jersey, right? In Lebanon, for example, at…
Is the gentleman aware that there have been numerous people who have thrown out the phrase that Israel--many of our friends, by the way--that Israel has a right to defend itself. I mean, we hear this regularly. Would the gentleman agree…
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