I thank Congresswoman Escobar for hosting this important discussion. I would be remiss if I didn't say that your home State of Texas is the only State that I have ever lived outside of my own home State of Illinois. So, I have a soft spot…

This is concerning to me because it means large businesses are getting this advantage that Congress intentionally set aside for the small guys.

I have been fighting for over a decade to establish a new summer nutrition program to help end child hunger, and I come to the floor today to celebrate the tremendous progress we have made in that effort because, this year, legislation I…

The Government Accountability Office published a report February 2024 titled 'Puerto Rico Disasters: Progress Made, But the Recovery Continues to Face Challenges'

There is no amount of funding that will solve our need for greater forest management achievements.

The Root and Stem Project Authorization Act is a common-sense, bipartisan proposal that would help to get more collaborative forest restoration projects through the environmental review process.

This is truly a win-win for rural communities with fire-prone, overgrown forests, as well as for local sawmills.

Excluding BAH makes a member appear artificially impoverished and diminishes the value of a member's hard-earned military compensation and the value of the member's military service.

I appreciate your positive comments, but also look forward to working with you to make sure it accomplishes what we want it to.

I thank Ms. Wasserman Schultz for her incredible leadership at this very hard time. Mr. Speaker, on October 7, we witnessed the most horrific, gruesome, terrifying attack on Israel in its history. Thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded…

Previous NDAA bills have authorized service secretaries to grant waivers to families applying for the Basic Needs Allowance who otherwise would not be eligible based on the inclusion of the BAH.

from January 8, 2024, through January 11, 2024, I was unable to be present for rollcall votes due to illness. However, had I been present, I would have voted as follows. On the rollcall vote No. 1, on the motion to invoke cloture on the…

We need to do more to invest in programs and research efforts to prevent future natural disasters from becoming national tragedies.

This bill would extend the National Landslide Hazard Reduction Program and the 3D Elevation Program.

One of the issues I've heard is that one of the major drivers of food insecurity is lack of access.

Landslides kill 20 to 50 people and cause between $1.6 and $3.2 billion in damage each year.

Her leadership on this issue will not only help improve recreation access in her district, but in districts across America.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify in support of my bill, H.R. 674, which is called the Root and Stem Project Authorization Act.