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“We are here to address a public safety and a public health issue that simply cannot wait for the regular legislative calendar to run its course,”

As we face an administration intent on dismantling public education in Washington, the Connecticut delegation will continue to work together to defend students and teachers from these attacks.

Rural hospitals are lifelines for communities across New Mexico, and I will continue fighting back against these devastating cuts and working to protect access to care across our state.

New Mexicans in rural communities deserve ready access to quality, affordable health care, but Republican cuts to Medicaid and other critical health programs threaten the hospitals and services that families depend on.

Bottom line is President Trump ensured with the Ratepayer Protection Pledge that every data center is going to have to pay their own way as far as the rates go on utilities.

If you want them in your community. And by the way, there are a lot of communities that do want them.

That's what the socialist agenda will get you. And by the way, that is on the ballot this November.

Somebody has to pay for it. And all the people that pay for it are leaving New York.

I am glad to see the subcommittee advance this vital legislation so we can bridge the digital divide.

The PLAN for Broadband Act would increase coordination among all relevant agencies to streamline permitting, identify barriers to deployment, and ensure we can improve connectivity for rural communities.

The lack of a national broadband strategy has led to duplicative and wasteful efforts that delay the deployment of high-speed broadband across the nation.

“American ports, harbors, and intracoastal waterways are the nation's economic backbone,” said Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins. “That is why I am proud to advance WRDA 2026. This bipartisan legislation empowers the U.S. Army Corps of…

“Serving the people of Florida’s 24th Congressional District has been the work of my entire adult life.

“Whether in Washington or in the district, the work never stops for me.

“Although I am currently unable to fly under my doctors’ orders, my work has not stopped for a single day.

“Following left eye surgery, my priority has been ensuring a full and responsible recovery.

Trump is treating federal disaster aid like his personal political slush fund, and Republicans in Congress are too afraid to lift a finger to stop him.

Donald Trump is stiffing New Jersey taxpayers out of $84 million in disaster aid that his own government determined we qualified for.

We want to be sure that they know we remember them.

A comment period is not consultation. Full stop. These proposals are a way of cutting Tribes out of the conversation. And the irony is, that's not going to get projects built.

I don't know how to characterize the draft that we've seen as anything other than complete hostility to the government-to-government relationship and to meaningful consultation.

We need to make the Historic Preservation Fund permanent. We need to adequately resource the fund as a whole. And we especially need to make sure that we're dedicating more of those funds to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, so that…

We sense the obligation we have to the security of this nation.

If commanders have enough flexibility to do their jobs and find creative solutions, they can provide incredible value.