American families are ready for a joyous holiday season. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is the grinch that stole Christmas, as its failed Green New Deal agenda is forcing folks to pay record-high costs to heat their homes, fuel…

If you drive around Harrisonburg, Virginia, you are bound to see an officer with the Harrisonburg Police Department, keeping residents, visitors, and college students safe. As HPD reminds us, ``So many things have changed since those…

The American people are all looking forward to the holiday season. Unfortunately, the annual pre-Thanksgiving shopping receipt will be a sad reminder that Washington hasn't been working for them. Up and down the grocery store aisle, prices…

Americans are hurting. Their paychecks are declining in value, but Democrats continue to fund these out-of-touch policies with billions of taxpayer dollars from hardworking Americans. That is why I am voting ``no.'' I hope my colleagues…

I rise on behalf of the people of the Sixth District of Virginia who are contacting my office right now expressing their outrage at this failed, do-nothing Democratic majority who has brought us to the brink of a government shutdown. They…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we know the real story. We know what happened a year and a half ago when the so-called American Rescue Plan was passed--40-year high inflation rates resulted. We see now what the result is…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. My fellow Americans, the Democrats are coming for your guns. This assault weapons ban is unconstitutional because it would ban firearms that are currently in common use, making the scope of the bill, a…

As a former prosecutor, I saw many different types of crimes committed and many different criminals through court, but none so heinous as the targeting and abuse of our Nation's children. That is why I urge the House to consider…

It is with sadness that I come to the floor to speak against this measure. We had opportunities in the Appropriations Committee to work across the aisle to address the concerns of the minority and to fund the priorities of this country and…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. ``We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the…

Skyrocketing prices are eating away at family budgets across the country; 8.3 percent, 8.6 percent, and now 9.1 percent--those were the inflation rates for April, May, and June of this year. Year over year, energy prices are up 34 percent…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in defense of our Constitution today, in defense of law- abiding American citizens, and against this Senate gun control bill. This legislation takes the wrong approach in attempting to curb…

It is something we have been asking to do for quite a while.

The hearing has provided us with the opportunity to highlight some of the most disastrous impacts of the plan.

The federal deficit in 2021 was $2.78 trillion, the second highest deficit in American history.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. I rise in opposition to the so-called Protecting Our Kids Act. What we saw 2 weeks ago in Uvalde, Texas, was tragic and horrific, and we should take action to prevent future tragedies such as…

And that is the greatest tragedy of this Administration.

the government is repositioning and implementing more of this pseudo socialist ideology that the current Administration and the current congressional leadership is promoting.

I thank Mr. Palazzo for hosting this Special Order this evening and recognizing the tremendous service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the National Guard and the Reserve components of our Armed Forces. I also thank the…

It is our priority to ensure that students get a good education, and that stems from good teachers.

As Americans face the worst rate of inflation in 41 years, President Biden's proposed budget does nothing to help ease the burden on our country's struggling families. Despite experts predicting that a recession is coming, the President's…

I would like to understand your basis for the belief that the CDC was acting within the scope of its authority.

every challenge is also an opportunity to do things better.

Not only did the judge rule that the CDC went beyond its authority, they also found that they violated the APA.

Now, you are proposing a rapid energy transition where it is abundantly clear that we are going to be depending on China, countries like China to pursue these climate goals.