What Andy Biggs said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Alia Moses, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas. I first met Chief Judge Moses in May 2022 in my capacity as co-chair of the Congressional Border Security Caucus.”

“I remember that well, and I thank you for allowing me to speak a little bit about our friend. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Congressman Bill Posey, who represented Florida's 15th and Eighth Districts for more than 16 years and devoted his career to serving the people he loved.”

“I had the privilege of serving with Bill in the House Freedom Caucus, where we fought side by side for limited government, fiscal discipline, and the belief that Washington works best when it works within the Constitution.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Speaker, over the past few months, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has taken the lead on investigating a staggering amount of fraud.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I am grateful, indeed, for the opportunity to address one of the most consequential issues facing our great Republic: the Federal Government's warrantless surveillance of the American people.”

“President Trump's campaign previously. They abused FISA. The abuses are not hypothetical. They are not ancient. They didn't just happen in 2016. They are ongoing. That is what Tulsi Gabbard and the FISC court have discovered, and we need to discover that, as well.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding young men of Sigma Nu Fraternity at Arizona State University. I had the pleasure of spending time with this group last month and am encouraged by their honorable character, discipline in the classroom, and desire to do good.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the memory and selfless service of Officer Gabriel Facio of the Apache Junction Police Department. His end of watch was June 8, 2025.”

“For example, despite remote work and meetings in 2021, the county was responsible for funding a 3,200-square-foot office suite for the monitor, which cost taxpayers $97,000 for a year.”

“Nobody went to Phoenix because we thought this was an unserious endeavor. They could have come. They could have tried to make it serious by bringing their witness, the witness he said he would like to have come in now.”

“Fees: They ``may not assess a fee in excess of such maximum rates as the administrator may establish.'' There is nothing about Maricopa County there. That is the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.”

“Madam Speaker, you know, when I hear the term ``national consensus,'' what seems to be national consensus is that the Democrats were the ones that promoted defund the police.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and celebrate Tim Reitz, the Executive Director for the House Freedom Caucus. For the last four years, Tim has led our caucus of conservative members with all the patience, diligence, resolve, and commitment needed for success.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act. Washington has ignored a simple fact that every Arizonan knows firsthand.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of my good friend, Michael Tennant. For the last 14 years, Mike has served as chairman of the Sun Lakes Republican Club, an active East Valley community in my district.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Speaker, nothing angers a law-abiding American more than being stolen from and then watching the system let the thief go to do it over and over again.”

“Mr. Speaker, what the gentleman would have us believe is that Rita Crundwell, who stole $54 million from Dixon, Illinois, repaid that $54 million before she received her pardon.”

“Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three- fourths of the several States: ``Article -- ``Section 1.”

“Mr. Speaker, during the gentleman from Texas' recent comments, so recently given, the national debt rose by $125,000. Just keep that in mind. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Yvonne Fedderson, cofounder of Childhelp, a national organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Yvonne lived an amazing, divinely inspired life.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas, Mr. Roy, for yielding 2 minutes to me. Mr. Speaker, I will say this. This is really humorous to hear the machinations and the twisting and goings-on from our friends across the aisle.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), my friend and colleague, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the rule. The American people deserve elections that they can trust, and this rule moves us just one step closer to restoring that trust.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the 43rd anniversary of the devastating Roe v. Wade decision. For nearly 50 years, Roe distorted our Constitution and did great harm to our Nation.”

“Mr. Chairman, nationwide injunctions are highly disfavored. There was a time that people across both sides of the aisle here recognized that. A certain judge named Boasberg continually exercises those nationwide injunctions, and that wouldn't necessarily be a problem, except he has repeatedly displayed bias and partisanship.”

“Mr. Chair, when we see this pattern and we know that he has displayed and said that he has bias against President Trump, he no longer is a fair arbiter, and he must be reckoned with.”

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of my friend, Representative Crane's, amendment. I take umbrage with the last comments made. If this was such a doggone great program, then why has it been unauthorized by this body for more than 20 years?”

“Cyber Tipline, the Nation's centralized reporting system for the online abuse and exploitation of minors, received more than 1,300 reports of exploitation with a connection to a violent online group.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Raskin for his helpful suggestions that will make this bill much better and has made it much better. I thank Ranking Member McBath for her support as well.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his work on this bill and the bipartisan work from the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, which has worked on this, and I appreciate that very much.”

“Mr. Speaker, I commend law enforcement for their tireless work of protecting children, and I commend the work of this committee and the lead sponsor of this bill, Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on this issue. I thank all the members of our Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, both Republicans and Democrats, for working together on these very important issues.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the life and legacy of my friend and colleague, Congressman Doug LaMalfa. As you know, Doug was a happy warrior who cared immensely about his country, his State, and the people he served.”

“Mr. Chair, what I would suggest is that folks come out West and take a look at the land. Take a look at land that has been determined to be wetlands, dry washes, and ephemeral streams.”

“Mr. Chair, I want to give context to folks about the West, but, particularly, my own home State. In my State, which is the sixth largest geographically in the Nation, only 18 percent of the land is privately owned.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government has turned the criminal code into a labyrinth, a maze so bloated and disorganized that not even the DOJ can tell you how many Federal crimes exist.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Norman for raising this issue. To me, this is an interesting issue because I am hearing the argument that is coming at us, and it says, well, there is no due process.”

“Mr. Speaker, today we tragically lost a tremendous leader and a friend. We didn't lose him so much as he was taken from us. Charlie Kirk was an inspiration to an entire generation, and I believe that his legacy will grow.”

“Madam Chair, our brave servicemen and servicewomen stand ready to defend this Nation against any threat; but they cannot prepare for tomorrow's battles if today's training grounds are shackled by outdated and overreaching regulations.”

“Madam Chair, let me reiterate: Activist groups exploit the ESA through relentless litigation and red tape, curtailing and preventing full training and preparation by our military. This amendment is nonnegotiable.”

“Madam Chair, Taiwan is a great friend of the United States, and it is a unique friend to Arizona. The CCP uses every tool it can, including maps, to undermine truth and assert illegitimate claims over sovereign territory.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank Representative Smith for yielding time to me today and also for a lifetime of work that he has put in to save the lives of so many unborn children.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory and selfless service of Officer Gabriel Facio of the Apache Junction Police Department: End of watch, June 8, 2025. Gabriel was wounded in the line of duty on June 2, 2025, while attempting to apprehend a suspect who was brandishing a weapon and waving it at motorists and residents.”

“Mr. Speaker, the original Medicaid program was designed to help the disabled, pregnant women, seniors, and children. Then there was this expansion that came along, and it is filled with able-bodied adults of working age who could be working.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Cathi Herrod, who recently retired from the Center for Arizona Policy after serving 20 years as president. Cathi dedicated her life's work to promoting and defending the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and families, and religious freedom.”

“Mr. Speaker, let me tell you something. In Arizona, we have two kinds of ballots. We are the only State that does, and we are really unique in this way.”

“I thank them for their leadership on this issue. It is as a result of their efforts that they continue to deliver this message to the American people of what a disaster this was going on at our southern border that caused this to be the number one issue in the past election before the American people.”

“Trump said last week in his joint address, all we really needed was a new President. If there is one thing that has been proven over the last month, it is that the Democrats' border invasion was intentional.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I appreciate his willingness. We have been to the border together. As has everyone else speaking tonight, I think we have all been except for Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend from Indiana (Mr. Baird). Mr. Speaker, I will always remember him going off with Art Del Cueto and leaving the rest of us in a car, stuck in the dirt and with a bad tire, as we were down on the border.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, who is also a member of the Border Security Caucus, for being with us tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his passion. He is right. We do need to codify President Trump's policies because we cannot go back to the period of time like we just experienced under the Biden regime.”

“The need for the Midnight Rules Relief Act is most clearly seen in the wave of regulations issued by the prior administration in the eleventh hour of their administration.”

“When you have an administration like the Biden administration as well as the administrations of Clinton, Obama, and Bush, they all increased in their last 6 months by two-and-a-half times the number of regulations that they issued.”

“No. You had your 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, the reality is, this bill has the potential to bring back into control and authority the legislative power that has been so wrongfully and wholly without oversight delegated to these agencies that are out there.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I do find it really interesting that, if Members follow the logic of those who oppose this bill, what Democrats are suggesting is that, for the 1,406 rules that the Biden administration passed since August, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want us to do one bill for every one of them.”

“Mr. Speaker, let's consider Arizona, where I am from. Do Members know how many days are above 86 degrees when people are working outside? It is about 300 days a year.”

“Mr. Speaker, again, our hearts go out to the Laken Riley family. We think about them. This bill is named for Laken Riley, but it has an impact far greater.”

“Mr. Speaker, you get to explain to the victim of the 28-year-old illegal alien who tortured and burglarized a Dallas woman just a month or two ago. You can stand up and say we are not bringing meaningful legislation.”