majority, kevin helped to reduce domestic spending and lower the tax burden on hard-working american families. and as a republican leader over the past several years, kevin has taken the fight to one party democrat rule on behalf of the american people. he helped bring this historic border crisis to the national consciousness, a crisis kevin made sure democrats could no longer ignore. he fought for and succeeded in repealing the ill-advised military covid vaccine mandate and he stood on this very floor and spoke for a record 8 hours and 35 minutes to not only delay the vote in the house but to make the case that ultimately defeated joe biden and house democrats' dangerous build back broke legislation. no one, no one in this body has worked harder for this republican majority than kevin mccarthy. [ applause ]