It is important what we are doing here because our friends, the Democrats, were arguing that there is no additional rights of action, that this isn't going to change anything. In fact, this same discussion that we are having, if that is…

I thank Congressman Weber very much for not only preparing this opportunity for us to honor our colleague and a Member who will be leaving this body after a number of years, the great judge and Congressman, Louie Gohmert. I rise tonight…

I have tried, and we have had at least one hearing with Secretary Fudge of HUD.

We were completely unsuccessful in attempting to get HUD to even respond properly.

If you look at CDC, provisional data from CDC indicates that there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States.

It is important for us to know that the most popular strains in Colorado ranged from 17 percent to 28 percent THC by 2017--a 400 percent increase from 1970.

But what I would say is let's--let's not beat up this issue with what I believe is hyperbole to just beat the issue up and talk about nationwide ban is what Republicans want to do and they want to take away all these rights and obligations.

It will not be, in my opinion, decided in the near term, because we have a President who's been duly elected, who would not sign that legislation.

Well, in fact, the Supreme Court ruled that it's not a constitutional issue. It's states' rights issue.

I'm hopeful that my colleagues will communicate across the aisle, and let's deal with this honestly.

Madam Chairman, today's activities are designed to divide Congress, to divide the American people, and not to bring us together.

I support life from conception to natural death, and I make no apologies for that.