Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thanks, Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Scott, for holding this important hearing.

It seems that in the digital asset space, much of the friction, at least in the U.S., is between who would be the primary regulator.

Today, I rise to celebrate a U.S. Army veteran, a great Tennessean, teacher, and mentor to many. Hugh Hix Stubblefield, also called Hix or Stub, passed away late last year after a long life of inspiring others. Professor Stubblefield…

For 136 years, the Tennessee National Guard has stood ready to respond to any State or Federal mission. That takes more than manpower or equipment. It takes training to ensure our soldiers and airmen are truly prepared for any emergency…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act may be construed to…

Today I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 9, which denounces the horrors of socialism in all its forms. Whether it is communism, Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, anarchism, democratic socialism, ecosocialism, or liberal socialism, all…

Today, I rise to express my support for H.R. 139, the SHOW UP Act, which was introduced by my good friend from Kentucky, the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Mr. Comer, and passed on this floor yesterday. Millions…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 139, the SHOW UP Act, which was introduced by my good friend from Kentucky, the Chairman of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, Mr. Comer. Millions of Tennesseans show up to work every day. However…

The Biden administration continues to fail the American people. Just last month, Customs and Border Protection had 251,487 migrant encounters along the southern border, the highest number of encounters ever recorded in a single month…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act. President Biden's energy policies that stifle domestic oil and gas production have pushed energy prices up and made everything we buy in this country more…

Today I rise in support of H.Con.Res 3 and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of its passage. In June of last year, following the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, a pro-life pregnancy center that assists pregnant…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding and for claiming the time this evening. Madam Speaker, in 27 days, adherence to the constitutional principles will be returned to this institution. In 27 days, accountability will be…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) for yielding and for claiming the time this evening to acknowledge and honor our Nation's 81st National Bible Week. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow marks 81 years since the world changed forever when…

There is no denying that the crisis at our southern border was caused by President Biden and his administration's open-border policies. Since President Biden took office, more than 3.8 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at…

The Congressional Budget Office has confirmed what most Tennesseans already knew. President Biden's plan to give a handout to millions of college-educated Americans will be paid for with even more deficit spending than anticipated, around…

I thank the gentleman for allowing me time to speak on this bill today. Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record a letter from the Tennessee Farm Bureau and Kentucky Farm Bureau Federations opposing H.R. 5441. November 14, 2022. Honorable…

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 5441, the PAST Act. As an eighth-generation farmer and Tennessean, the grand tradition of Tennessee Walking Horses is among my earliest and fondest memories. We take great pride in the fact that the…

August was another month under President Biden where inflation exceeded economists' expectations. The Consumer Price Index was up 8.3 percent over the past year, and if you exclude food and energy, it rose six-tenths of a percentage point…

There are countless successful middle Tennesseans who did not go to college, yet President Biden expects them to pick up the tab for those who did. It is simply wrong to take hard-earned dollars from blue-collar workers in Tennessee who…

Tennesseans are hurting from the skyrocketing cost of living everywhere they turn. Now, it seems as if the United States has entered into a spending-induced recession caused by the irresponsible fiscal policies of President Biden and…

The United States has officially entered a recession thanks to the out-of-touch economic policies of President Biden and congressional Democrats. Since the day Democrats gained control of our government, having majorities in the House…

Last week President Biden announced a series of executive orders to further advance his party's Green New Deal agenda. This is further proof of an utterly out-of-touch administration. The average cost of a gallon of gas is $3.93 in…

I thank the vice chairman for yielding time in this Special Order tonight. Madam Speaker, June was the fourth consecutive month, as we have already heard, with more than 200,000 migrant encounters along our southern border. The total…

What do Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming have in common? They all have populations smaller than the number…

On Thursday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its second quarter gross domestic product numbers, an overall measure of our country's economic output from April through June. For decades, a ``recession'' has been defined as two…