What Josh Brecheen said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana, our Speaker, for taking time from his very busy schedule to do this. I am going to further delay my remarks.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for his words. It is great to transition from the accent of Louisiana to the accent of Tennessee. I yield to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Thompson. I know he has a busy schedule and I thank him for joining us. Next, I yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Missouri for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt), a good friend and chairman of the Values Action Team to provide comments.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his words. I thank all of our speakers for their comments. In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I don't take it lightly to stand on the floor of the United States Congress and talk about this subject.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Le Flore County Deputy Thomas ``Walker'' LeMay, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Sunday, April 19, 2026.”

“Mr. Speaker, I find myself in an unfortunate status. I was a Coalgate High School young adult. A Member of Congress was dealing with this at the time that I was in high school, and the Secretary of State was dealing with this at the time I was in high school.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was was unavoidably detained due to illness and was not able to cast my vote on Roll Call No. 185. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 185.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained due to illness and was not able to cast my vote on Roll Call Nos. 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, and 178.”

“Mr. Speaker, Medicaid was created to provide health insurance for the poor, blind, disabled, pregnant, and elderly. Mr. Speaker, as you can see from this Paragon chart, Medicaid is no longer for the poor and now serves more people living above the poverty line than below it.”