Mike Gallagher

The Military Health System is not where we need it to be.

There are few incentives better than the threat of legal action to push an organization to change its behavior.

This deal will provide unprecedented sanctions relief, well outside the scope of its nuclear program

Policies that give our enemies more resources give them an advantage

Constituents whose Members vote by proxy and, thus, do not have their Representative present in the Chamber, lose out on those thoughtful discussions and debates that can sway opinions or change legislation.

Congress is not, nor has it ever been, a virtual body, and we cannot simply turn off our responsibilities to our constituents.

American taxpayers did not equip Congress with offices and technology for it not to be available or to be used.

Representative Bost talked about people voting in their swim trunks on the lake.

A virtual format also deprives Members of full participation in committee hearings.

Conversely, we have also had Members deprived of their ability to engage and question witnesses.

The disrespect in our committee is not limited to interaction between Members either. We have had Members of our Democratic majority make fun of witnesses for their attire, lie in bed, and order and eat their lunch while witnesses are…

Unfortunately, in our committee, Members of the Democratic majority have found new ways to circumvent our rules and weigh in without saying a word, constructing tinfoil hats that they probably wear on the nonpublic back end while our…

I never thought I would have to say this, but committee proceedings are not a time to shave your face or brush your teeth, and they are certainly not a time to change your pants, but I have seen it all on remote proceedings.

Simply put, I believe the persistence of remote proceedings has made our committee and this institution less civil toward our colleagues and witnesses, less efficient and effective as a deliberative body and, ultimately, less able to serve…

The only purpose of proxy voting should be due to the ongoing health emergency, which no longer exists, in my opinion.

Unfortunately, we seem to have fewer and fewer of these opportunities today, and proxy voting only exacerbates the situation.

I have found that respect and affinity for one another is almost always enhanced from a positive face-to-face human interaction.

This has almost assuredly been at least a contributing factor to the rise of raw partisanship we see in the Congress today, where toxicity amongst political ideas or ideologies has become the norm.

When we don't meet those expectations, when we don't lead by example, we lose the moral authority to lead our country during one of the most perilous times in our history when such leadership is most direly needed.

My constituents wake up every morning and go to work on the farm to feed our families, in the classroom to teach our children, into the police station to serve and protect our communities, or into the factory to make the things we use in…

Virtual legislation, I believe, has gone on long enough.

I think it is bad, and I think it ultimately destroys--and you just deal with these problems when they occur.

I think that is something that is really worth thinking about, and it probably has enriched the body.

I have no quarrel with Members that voted for it, my side or your side.

Nobody on my side was for Build Back Better.