What Rick W. Allen said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Henry Sparks, upon his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Semper Fortis.'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my heartfelt congratulations to Scott Clark on receiving the Skill, Integrity, and Responsibility (SIR) Award. On June 6, 2026, I had the pleasure of joining Scott at the 2026 Annual Associated General Contractors of Georgia Convention and can confidently say no one is more deserving.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in reflection and gratitude of Reverend Roy McVeigh for his years of guidance, encouragement, and stewardship at Trinity on the Hill Global Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Lila Jun, upon her acceptance to the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a future cadet, she will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force--the United States Army--guided by duty, honor, and country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Bryce Reynierson, upon his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Semper Fortis.'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Tyler Swoope, upon his acceptance to the United States Air Force Academy. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force, the United States Air Force.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, CcChase Faamausili, upon his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Semper Fortis.'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Robby Saballa, upon his acceptance to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Acta Non Verba.'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Gregory Tegang, upon his acceptance to the United States Air Force Academy. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force, the United States Air Force.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the sheriff for yielding to me, and I thank the sheriff for hosting tonight's Special Order. It is a privilege to join the sheriff as we commemorate National Police Week and honor the upstanding men and women who serve our Nation's law enforcement.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their support. In closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their support of this bill and Ms. Matsui for her work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank Ms. Matsui and my colleague from Virginia for their support of this bill. In closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for her support for H.R. 1343, and I urge a ``yes'' vote on this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. McClellan) for her support of this important legislation. I, too, urge a ``yes'' vote on this important bill, H.R. 1681, for immediate approval.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for her support of this bill. I, too, encourage all Members to vote for H.R. 7022 for immediate passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

“Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1428(d)), as added by this section, written recommendations received by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Virginia for her support of this important legislation. Like I said, this is a bipartisan bill, and I urge support of this bill and ask for immediate passage.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from Alabama, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6398, the RED Tape Act.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of Augusta, Georgia's, premier municipal golf course, otherwise known as The Patch, which was recently renovated with the help of golf legends Tom Fazio, Beau Welling, and Tiger Woods.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of National Agriculture Week. In my home State of Georgia and in Georgia's 12th District, who I represent, agriculture remains our number one industry.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Guthrie for yielding the time and for his support of my bill, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act. Mr. Speaker, I will set the stage on exactly why this bill is necessary.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2988, the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, legislation I introduced earlier this year to ensure hardworking Americans do not have their retirement savings jeopardized by politically motivated mismanagement.”

“I thank my friend from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act. Mr. Speaker, for many years, including when I first got started in my career in the construction industry, buying and owning a home was reachable and a significant achievement for American workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Affordable HOMES Act, offered by my friend Representative Houchin, is a commonsense bill that removes duplicative housing regulations and will decrease housing costs in America.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, of which I am a proud cosponsor.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Latta for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act offered by Chairman Hudson.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am hopeful that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will join us in passing H.R. 1949, which amends the Natural Gas Act to repeal all restrictions on the import and export of natural gas, effectively overturning the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to undermine U.S. domestic energy production.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, our chairman, for yielding this time. I rise today in support of H.R. 3062, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act. Mr. Speaker, our hardworking energy developers need a clear framework to expand America's energy footprint, not more bureaucracy and uncertainty.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank our Conference chair for yielding. Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to talk about the work we did during our August work period, and the many opportunities I had to meet with small businesses throughout the district to talk about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but I will highlight one of those businesses.”

“Statesboro is a large college town, Mary Beth informed me that 95 percent of her staff are college students, young people simply looking to earn pocket money while they pursue their degrees.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Augusta radio host Austin Rhodes on the recent announcement that he will be inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Alexander Andrews, upon his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Semper Fortis'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Jack Gray, upon his acceptance to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Acta Non Verba'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Kai Agyemang, upon his acceptance to the United States Air Force Academy. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force, the United States Air Force.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, John Epps, upon his acceptance to the United States Air Force Academy. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force, the United States Air Force.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Jack Godbee, upon his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy. As a future midshipman, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most elite naval force, guided by the motto: ``Semper Fortis'' The service and sacrifice of America's military personnel have safeguarded our Nation since its inception, defending our way of life from Lexington to Normandy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Tyrone Miller, upon his acceptance to the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force--the United States Army--guided by duty, honor, and country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my constituent, Wyatt Spaulding, upon his acceptance to the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a future cadet, he will be joining the ranks of the world's most fearsome fighting force--the United States Army--guided by duty, honor, and country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my dear friend from Texas for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 31 to overturn the Biden administration's ``once in, always in'' rule.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart this evening. On Saturday, April 26, Columbia County in my district experienced an unimaginable tragedy as one of our beloved law enforcement officers, Deputy Brandon Sikes, lost his life and Deputy Gavin White was severely injured while serving a temporary protective order.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mrs. Miller for her outward expression of faith and for being such a light here in this body to all of us, for her leadership and also putting together this Special Order tonight recognizing Faith Month.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, for yielding. As vice chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, I rise today in support of the bipartisan FUTURE Networks Act, which I proudly introduced with my colleagues, Representative Matsui and Representative Walberg.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 75. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle will say this resolution is unnecessary. We have heard that.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate legendary Coach Jimmie Lewis, whose name will now be displayed at the Harlem High School baseball field for years and years to come.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 42, which will roll back another burdensome Biden-Harris rule on the Department of Energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Griffith for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is a new day in America. I remind my friends that, just 6 years ago, we had the greatest economy in our lifetimes, and we achieved energy independence.”