I thank my colleague from Vermont for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as you can see even behind her, it says, ``Facing mental health challenges doesn't make you weak. It makes you human.'' Even as I say this, I think about Damon in my community…

My office is bringing home over $17.1 million in Federal funding for 15 community projects throughout the 12th Congressional District this year. I am so proud to have partnered up with civic and community leaders throughout the district to…

President Biden's immigration policies continue to wreak havoc on our borders. According to the Department of Homeland Security, over 9 million individuals have illegally entered the United States over the last 3 years. That alone is…

what a wonderful thought the Senator from Arizona said: Defy expectations, and actually get something done. You know, we have attempted so many times to do immigration reform and border security reform, and somehow it has always gotten…

This year, for the first time, we introduced a bill with an equal number of Republican and Democratic original cosponsors.

I have a lot to say about this airport. This will help GRR and other airports forge a path forward to meet the needs of the region. I thank the chair and ranking member again for working with me, and I urge passage of this bill for my…

I do not trust what they say, but we will verify.

Last year, TSA faced a major funding shortfall, as the agency sought more than a $1 billion increase to pay for salary raises and expanded collective bargaining rights.

Pay raises are making an enormous difference in the lives of Transportation Security Officers, Federal air marshals, and other TSA employees across the country.

For fiscal year 2025, to continue these workforce initiatives, TSA has requested a $377 million increase for periodic pay raises and career ladder promotions.

It is critical that Congress continues its efforts and its support for TSA's new pay system, which is having a significant positive impact.

For months we have been hard at work crafting the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. I am so excited that we are finally here to pass this critical piece of legislation that includes so many wins for my district back home in west Michigan…

I am proud to cosponsor Ranking Member Thompson's bill, the Fund the TSA Act, which would end the diversion of passenger security fees and raise fees by $2 per trip to provide TSA with the resources it desperately needs.

We should not tolerate boondoggles as consumers, but we also should not tolerate them as taxpayers.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

Taxpayers deserve an accounting of why we are not getting what we paid for as promised.

I thank my friend and colleague from Ohio for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4510, the NTIA Authorization Act. The legislation includes my bipartisan, bicameral PLAN for Broadband Act, which requires the NTIA, in…

I strongly supported that effort, and I was glad that we in Congress were able to fulfill TSA's request and fund critical improvements for the workforce.