[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2579-H2580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       STOP DEFENDING LAWLESSNESS

  (Mr. Arrington of Texas was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, it is really difficult for me to be in 
this Chamber and hear my Democrat colleagues disparage our country and 
how we treat immigrants.
  The fact is, they are defending lawlessness. They are defending the 
invasion of our sovereign country. They are promoting and defending 
people breaking the law, cutting the line of millions of people who are 
respecting our laws, our country, and the safety of our citizens.
  What you won't hear from my Democrat colleagues this morning is to 
condemn what is happening in L.A., and the violence being perpetrated 
against our law enforcement agents who are simply trying to uphold the 
laws of the land.
  That is how upside down and backward the Democratic Party has become. 
You won't hear any of that. These people are risking their lives for 
you and for me and our families and our communities to stop the flood 
of drugs and crime pouring into this country. It is unacceptable.


            Honoring the UMC Emergency Medical Services Team

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a group of heroes 
that have been a lifeline for the people of Lubbock County for 50 
years: the UMC Emergency Medical Services team.
  Since their first 911 response back in November 1975, well before the 
University Medical Center Hospital even opened its doors, UMC EMS has 
been on the front lines of saving lives and serving our communities in 
west Texas.
  We are fortunate to have the highest level of healthcare and 
emergency response professionals protecting our families. In fact, UMC 
EMS is one of just 46 EMS systems worldwide with a dual accreditation. 
Their team has earned the American Heart Association's Mission: 
Lifeline Gold Award every year since 2019, a well-deserved honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank everyone at UMC EMS, past and present, for their 
unparalleled care, for their endless compassion, and most of all, their 
commitment to excellence and service to the people of west Texas. I 
congratulate them on 50 years of incomparable service, and here is to 
50 more.
  God bless America, and go west Texas.


            Congratulating Coahoma High School Bulldogettes

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
extraordinary group of young ladies that have accomplished something 
that no other Texas softball team has in the history of softball in 
Texas, the Coahoma High School Bulldogettes have secured their third 
straight championship.
  This historic achievement speaks to their drive, their determination, 
and overall commitment to excellence as well as, of course, the 
leadership and commitment of their coach, Alex Orosco.
  The Bulldogettes have put their community on the map, and all of 
Texas is taking notice. I congratulate the young ladies on such an 
unprecedented accomplishment. I thank them for representing the best of 
west Texas. They are all winners on and off the field and in every 
sense of the word.
  Again, God bless America, and go west Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Babin). The gentleman from Texas has 2 
minutes remaining.


         Big, Beautiful Bill's Positive Impact on Rural America

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I think I can say a few things in 2 
minutes, believe it or not, about some of the comments my colleague, 
Representative Baumgartner, said about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act 
and its positive impact on rural America, the heartbeat of this 
country.

  The food, fuel, and fiber capital of the world, west Texas, I can 
tell you, appreciates what is in this big and beautiful bill. It is 
more than just stopping a 22 percent increase in taxes for hardworking 
Americans who suffered an inflation tax of about 20 percent over the 
last 4 years. It is beyond sustainable.
  We could go through the list of the largest spending cuts of 
wasteful, woke, and fraud in this Federal Government. That is two times 
the deepest cut to wasteful spending in the history of our country.
  We can talk about energy dominance, the most significant commitment 
to opening up energy resources in this country to bring down the cost 
of energy prices for our families and to make American energy dominant 
again.
  We are so blessed by our natural resources. I will talk about the 
farm bill reforms. Republicans are strengthening the safety net, the 
risk management tools to stabilize the ag economy with respect to the 
volatile prices, the volatility in weather and the investment in trade 
promotion to open up new markets and opportunities for ag products made 
here and grown here in the USA.
  We have provisions in there that strengthen rural hospitals so they 
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provide basic care to the hardworking farmers and ranchers and energy 
producers and their families. We have welfare reforms that stop 
trapping people in dependence on the Federal Government and encourage 
them to get out and work and do something with their hands and be 
blessed by it and to restore the dignity of work.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my time is up. God bless rural America, and God 
bless west Texas.

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