Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor George Hyak, a native of Victoria, Texas, who passed away on May 4, at the age of 104 years. George's 104 years marked a life well lived. He was a wonderful man whose life truly emulated the values of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Officer Kyle Hicks of the Corpus Christi Police Department who tragically died in the line of duty on April 24, 2024. Kyle was a dedicated husband, father, and public servant to all who knew him. He was…

I have learned in my time here that anytime there is a bill that basically is apple pie and puppy dogs and everything that we should really look into what is going on into this bill.

This affects less than 1 percent of our military... there are a whole lot of things we can do that would better help our military.

trust, but verify.

To destroy people, you must first sever their roots.

we have somebody in the White House who does not share the objective that most of us have of a strong U.S. presence

Your department was stood up when 19 foreign nationals misrepresented who they were and used our infrastructure and our resources to bring a catastrophic attack of course on September 11.

The president has made the point that he can't secure the border... he has done everything he can to undermine the security of our border.

We have had 100,000 people killed from Fentanyl.

I really appreciate all the work that law enforcement officers do. The last thing I want to do is cut law enforcement support. Trust me.