Watching now, 20 years later, they are doing this dual track, playing the developing country when it suits their purposes.

I hope we can all agree that now is the time to move from rhetoric to action.

Creating sustainable funding streams for airport infrastructure projects must be a priority in this FAA Reauthorization.

I have introduced a bill to increase the Passenger Facility Charge to align with inflation.

We led efforts to pass forceful legislation in the trade title in the America COMPETES Act that helped workers and firms who have been displaced by offshoring to China.

I urge the Committee to expand AIP eligibility in FAA reauthorization to allow airports to tackle big projects without additional PFC funds.

I'm specifically concerned about the possibility of moving NOAA's Office of Protected Resources, or OPR, endangered species and marine mammal protection to the Department of Interior.

I have long advocated for long-term and practical solutions to our nation's crumbling infrastructure and to the climate crisis.

Long-term investments in transportation and infrastructure boost the economy, generate jobs, and promote commerce.

Our obligation is to them as well.

I invite my colleagues to join Democrats in investing in public education and evidence-based choice programs so every family can send their child to a high-quality, accountable, and safe public school.

I find it very concerning that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle consistently criticize public schools.

I invite my colleagues to join democrats in investing in public education.

I am disappointed to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle supporting low-quality education options instead of following the evidence and research.

Private school vouchers have also not been shown to improve students' education.

Private school choice programs drain resources from public education.

Innovative transportation projects in the district I represent will help more people get to work, school, and other destinations.

Our public education system is a bedrock of our democratic republic, and I will note that it is not a commodity.