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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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
One thing I want to point out here is that the ranking member and the chair have gone through the provisions in the bill. This is an important vote because we have to do this to help small businesses, but it is an important vote because I…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…
I thank the chairwoman and the ranking member for their leadership. I really want to give a strong statement of support and thanks to my colleague, Dean Phillips, for the way in which our offices have worked together and in which he and I…
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