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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.
Last week, I took some time on the floor here in the House of Representatives to recognize our important law enforcement community and what they mean to the American people and why this body should stand alongside, behind, and in defense…
I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding. Detective James Skernivitz; Police Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon; Sergeant Ricardo Perez-Ortiz; Police Officer Edelmiro Garza, Jr.; Police Officer Ismael Chavez; Police Officer…
I would like to use the time that I have remaining not lamenting some of my frustrations about the floor of the House but talking about why it matters. I would like to talk about this magnificent young lady, Rebekah Wendt. I rise here…
I thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson) for his heartfelt remarks about something that is such an important topic. I thank him for his steadfast commitment to the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr…
I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. I would note, my friend, I think we have got another little bit of time reserved on the back end that I will take and see my time, and I am happy to let others use that time as well, if we go over…
I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington) for organizing this Special Order to talk about such an important topic. Mr. Speaker, I have some things that I am going to talk about as well, but I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr…
We should work on legislation to improve it. There are bipartisan efforts to do that.
The American people are sick of it. They want the Postal Service to operate.
Under the advice of my physician, due to a bulging disk in my back, I could not get on a plane to return to Washington to vote on H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No…
It was 9 years, last night, I was in an emergency room in Austin, Texas. I had fluid on my lungs and I didn't know what was going on. I found out 2 days later, 3 days later, it was likely, and then turned out to be, stage III Hodgkin's…
I appreciate the gentleman from California bringing up this important topic. The news these days tend to be filled--it is not often filled with positive things that we ought to be celebrating together as Americans and the great…
My father is a proud west Texan, also a proud graduate of Texas Tech University, as the gentleman well knows. And I just appreciate the gentleman's passion for this country and what he is doing by giving us this time to talk in defense of…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. I appreciate the opportunity to address this important issue and the question the gentleman from Maryland just asked. I hear the question. Yes, their District boundary lines have changed in…
I appreciate my friend from Texas and for those kind remarks. I appreciate how much he has dedicated to spending time on the floor of the House of Representatives, which is what we should be doing as Members of this body. He does it and he…
The gentleman is exactly right with respect to who is calling the shots and how we are operating. And we did want to offer amendments, and we would. I think, in all honesty, it is a bipartisan problem in both the Senate and the House that…
I appreciate the remarks from the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands. My question that I have for this body as we sit here today is: Why aren't we amending the legislation? Why aren't we offering and allowing amendments in this great…
the more we destabilize our fiscal situation, the more we are putting at risk economically vulnerable populations.
the disparity between the White and Black unemployment rates, the disparity between the White and Hispanic unemployment rates were at record lows prior to the pandemic and those disparities have now widened.
the combination of congressional spending and, of course, declining revenue from the lockdowns is going to lead to a massive explosion of the deficit this year.
when it comes to COVID, if you're focused on everything and everyone, you're focused on nothing and no one.
this level of micromanagement where you couldn't go to the Home Depot, the gardening department, but you could go to the Home Depot...
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