So if we allowed asylum seekers to work after 1 month vetting period as long as they entered through a legal port of entry, 1 month would give us time to do an initial background check to make sure they weren't on the terrorist watch list…

We can't fix every problem, but, boy, we ought to be able to fix that one.

I want to tell you a story to illustrate a real problem that we have because of the current law that prohibits asylum seekers from working for a number of months.

Senator Sinema and I, along with a bipartisan coalition, have introduced legislation that would shorten the period to 1 month.

the budget requests also inadequately accounts for the impact of Inflation and Investment and Readiness Accounts.

Don't use the term reciprocity if it's not reciprocity. Okay?

I want to thank you for what you're doing and the progress that you have made.

Mr. Chairman, it sounds like we've got some work to do on reciprocity.

the Department of the Navy consumes roughly 24 million barrels of fuel each year, and each one dollar per barrel increase carries a $24 million dollar cost.

the budget requests also inadequately accounts for the impact of Inflation and Investment and Readiness Accounts.

Mr. Speaker, as I have said on many occasions on the floor, I am a businessman, and we face a myriad of challenges out there, not just small business but medium and large business, as well. I also sit on the Transportation and…

Mr. Chairman, it was just this morning we were having a hearing and talking about Biden's bloated $1.2 trillion infrastructure Green New Deal. One-third of that act went to actual infrastructure projects, and it looks like they are in…

We can't fix every problem, but, boy, we ought to be able to fix that one.

Finally, let me very briefly mention and remind you of the pressing need for a new Border Patrol station in Houlton, Maine.

So if we allowed asylum seekers to work after 1 month vetting period as long as they entered through a legal port of entry, 1 month would give us time to do an initial background check to make sure they weren't on the terrorist watch list…

I want to tell you a story to illustrate a real problem that we have because of the current law that prohibits asylum seekers from working for a number of months.

In Maine, the presence of PFAS... is preventing some of our family farmers from being able to sell their products.

Clinical holds can be an important and appropriate tool for the Agency to utilize when a potential concern with an application has surfaced.