So it is really a dramatic effect. And it is not just a fraction of our fossil fuel energy expenditure, it is a vast multiple.

States like mine that have passed common-sense gun safety laws like background checks, red-flag laws, and ghost gun and high-capacity magazine bans generally see lower levels of gun violence and officers killed on duty than States with…

In the last several years, 504 police officers were killed on duty in the United States, and of those, 456 officers were fatally shot with a gun.

To our law enforcement witnesses, thank you for your selfless service.

We must continue to fight for common-sense gun safety laws so that neighborhoods are safe from gun violence and police officers are never outgunned.

This emphasis on community policing, which you are right, Boston has been doing for decades, is a lesson well-learned.

I find it disturbing that some of our colleagues have taken to calling for Federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and the ATF to be defunded.

I would argue that that speaks to the need for a Federal approach when it comes to gun safety legislation and not just a patchwork approach as we have had since the expiration of the assault weapons ban.

As chairman on the Armed Services Committee, we are seeing more and more young people disqualify from service because they certainly don't have the skills to pass the basic test.

Many people suggest that we are in a literacy crisis.

We have approximately, in the United States, about an 85 billion annual shortfall in school facilities investment.

Congressman Bobby Scott and I have been working, and are prepared to reintroduce legislation that will provide $130 billion in Federal investment in needs.

a default on our debt would have profound repercussions in the Department of Defense

We have approximately, in the United States, about an 85 billion annual shortfall in school facilities investment.

Congressman Bobby Scott and I have been working, and are prepared to reintroduce legislation that will provide $130 billion in Federal investment in needs.

Many people suggest that we are in a literacy crisis.

As chairman on the Armed Services Committee, we are seeing more and more young people disqualify from service because they certainly don't have the skills to pass the basic test.

a default on our debt would have profound repercussions in the Department of Defense