Speaker Kevin McCarthy

I'm about to sign the first bipartisan bill of the year, then send it to the president's desk. It blocks Biden's woke ESG agenda and puts workers over Wall Street.

My great-grandfather—Jeremiah McCarthy—was born in Cork County, Ireland. In 1867, he settled in California, where he worked on a ranch and the railroad. Today, one of his great-grandkids is Speaker of the House. Only in America is my story possible.

It costs too much to heat your home and fill up your tank. The Lower Energy Costs Act does two important things. One – it restores American energy leadership by repealing unnecessary taxes and overregulation on American energy producers so we can lead the world in providing clean, affordable energy. Two – it makes it easier to build things in America by requiring a two year time limit on environmental impact statements and streamlines the process for lawsuits so activists can’t use the courts to delay projects for years.

Join Leader McCarthy, Whip Scalise, and Chairwoman Stefanik today at 2:00 PM E.T. for a live, in-person discussion with members of the House Republican Conference and the American people. During this live discussion, House Republicans and their guests will address the policies that President Biden and his administration have continued to ignore: rising crime in our streets, chaos at our southern border, the highest rate of inflation that the United States has experienced in 40 years, and millions of families who have suffered through disrupted education.

Today marks the seventh address of a joint meeting of Congress by a President of the Republic of Korea.

Since President Biden took office, enough fentanyl has been seized at the border to kill every American 23 times. A few months ago, that number was 13 times. The fact is, under President Biden, EVERY city is now a border city.

Every piece of legislation is assigned a number when it’s first introduced. Most of these numbers are chronological. But as Speaker, I get to pick which bills are assigned the numbers 1 through 10 as a way to signal how important that legislation is. I just announced H.R. 1 - our top legislative priority that has a real shot at becoming law. It’s called the Lower Energy Costs Act, and it’s going to do two big things: One - Restore American energy leadership. How? By repealing onerous taxes and overregulation on American energy producers so we can lead the world in providing clean, affordable energy. Two - Make it easier to build stuff in America. Every time we need a pipeline, road, or dam, an average of almost 5 years and millions of dollars in costs get added to the project to comply with Washington's permitting process. That’s too long. We can streamline permitting and still protect the environment. That’s a goal worthy of the number 1.

To the men and women of law enforcement—thank you for keeping us safe. You don’t hear this enough, but this nation is not only grateful for you, we are better off because of you.

This is my fourth trip to the border in less than two years. What I heard today is what I’ve heard many times before—Biden’s border policies are destroying lives and making our communities less safe.

It takes too long to build in America. 90 years ago, American workers built the Empire State Building in about 400 days. Think we could do it that fast today? One of the reasons we can’t is because of overregulation from government bureaucrats. Pretty much every time we build something in this country--a road, a pipeline, a power line--it gets held up for an average of 5 years. 5 YEARS. So bureaucrats in Washington can write 600 pages of Environmental Impact Statements and leave projects vulnerable to endless lawsuits. It's costly, it's not based on sound science, and Democrats and Republicans can all agree it's holding us back. Fortunately, there’s a common sense solution: permitting reform, which Republicans have included in H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Costs Act. And it will speed up the time it takes for us to build all kinds of things in America. Learn more at Speaker.gov/HR1.

Speaker Pelosi’s Select Committee on January 6 is the most political and least legitimate committee in American history.

The Democrat Party is for lawlessness and the breakdown of society. While they defund the police, violent crime is skyrocketing in our communities. Enough is enough.

When Don Young moved to Alaska, he tried his hand at everything. Tugboat captain. Mayor. But he told me the job that prepared him most for Congress was teaching 5th grade. Join us now as we pay tribute to one of Congress' greatest teachers.

This bill is simple. It says that only women can compete in women’s sports. This will allow women and girls to compete on a level playing field they deserve – without the fear of being forced to compete against biological men.