Over 600,000 have been killed. It has been over a decade since the start of the Syrian civil war, and victims of numerous horrific crimes committed during the conflict are still waiting for justice. In recent months, regional powers and…

I take this moment to recognize Captain Jeremy Watkins for his 22 years of extraordinary service with the Dearborn Fire Department in Michigan's 12th District Strong. Captain Watkins started as a firefighter with the Dearborn Fire…

I thank my subcommittee chairman for his truth-talking. I rise today in support of Representative Pfluger's bipartisan H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act. Last month, President Biden announced an indefinite ban on new…

It is a privilege to be on the House floor this evening, this Valentine's Day, collecting my thoughts and remembering a bit of history. We had quite the whirlwind year last year in Michigan and in this country. As I think about the fall…

I am concerned that America's confidence in--in the safety and efficacy of vaccines is of critical importance to our Nation's public health.

As the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, one of my top priorities is to ensure that Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses like Alliant are able to navigate and grow in the federal contracting marketplace.

I am a firm believer, if you can't explain a concept in plain language, you don't really know what you are talking about.

If anything, we should be able to agree that the economic security and national security of our country is dependent upon a strong industrial base fueled by secure supply chains.

The federal government needs to contract with businesses in order to run. We believe they should be contracting with small businesses.

The ability of small businesses to compete in the federal marketplace has also been adversely affected by the lack of staff in critical roles.

Small businesses experience challenges, including lag time between the speed of approvals and the speed of acquisitions.

All acts of sexual violence are horrific. We should all be fighting to end it here at home and all around the world. So, while the resolution on the floor today rightfully denounces any sexual violence by Hamas, I am disturbed that it…

We need to have a list of personnel so that--we're actually working on it now.

I'm just stunned as to why this has not gotten more attention.

I was one of the proud authors of the AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act which ultimately signed was signed into law via the Fiscal Year 2024 NDAA.

I can count on that then? Okay, thank you.

I am going to share with the American people, if you get somebody who is in charge, especially in a government entity that cannot answer a question, you should ask yourself do we need to replace this person who cannot answer a simple…

we are not affording them the same protections when they're clearly, clearly an attacked religious minority.