the cost of these everyday food supplies for working-class Americans, these food sources, has significantly increased in the last 3 years.

Why is it a good idea to go over the heads of the people of Missouri and give this expressway...?

The continuation of that is going to be very, very important.

This corporation is making billions, and you are telling me there's just nothing you can do about it.

Don't you think that it's kind of incredible that this private company... is taking farmers' land in my State without compensating them?

Grain Belt Express exemplifies the type of transformative transmission projects capable of delivering the triple play of affordability, grid reliability, and more domestic renewable energy production.

All of this, and the State of Missouri still gets-- originally, we were going to get no benefit from the Grain Belt Expressway.

I missed two Roll Call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 336 and YEA on Roll Call No. 337. ____________________

President Biden has already won the nomination.

I thank the chairman for agreeing to work with me on this critically important issue and for his leadership on this legislation and in so many other important things that come before this body.

Today, I rise to honor our June Veteran of the Month for the Fourth Congressional District of the great State of Missouri, Ben Trout, a Vietnam war veteran. Mr. Trout enlisted in the Marines and was a sergeant in the Fifth Marine Division…

I thank the chairman very, very much for engaging me in this colloquy and for his work on this very important piece of legislation. Last year's National Defense Authorization Act, which passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis…

With your partnership, we can keep this momentum going, we can deliver good projects for more communities, and we can build and rebuild our transportation systems to meet the 21st, and even 22nd, century needs of Americans.

I remain concerned about the slow pace at which the Department is distributing IIJA funds.

This legislation provides some critical aviation safety enhancements.

It is up to the Biden administration to bring the parties back to the table to avert this economic catastrophe in September.

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations present numerous operational and economic advantages.

I urge the Committee to take long overdue action on rail safety so that passengers and communities with rail in their backyards have a level of safety oversight and protection afforded to other modes of transportation.