the administration's budget request does not fully reflect the challenges identified in its own National Defense Strategy.

the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has one of the best apprenticeship programs that I have ever seen.

There is more to come, but also, because I am concerned about the number of submarines that aren't operational.

the sooner we can get information back from you, including, June 10, seems awfully far off for the plan, but the sooner we can get responses the better off that we can be in getting our work done as well.

the budget request assumes a fuel price of $140 per barrel, yet on the very day that the budget was rolled out fuel was $169 per barrel.

Mr. Speaker, I rise, again, today to demand that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg resign. As we have outlined over the past weeks, Secretary Buttigieg is simply not interested in doing his job as head of the DOT. A leader's job…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask for my colleagues' support on my new bill, the TRANQ Research Act. This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to analyze and advance research on dangerous fentanyl additives that…

Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Success for Rural Students and Communities Act. This bipartisan bill would help students living in rural areas achieve their higher education goals and connect them with the economic…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today to state the obvious: There is no room for woke ideologies, sexualization of our children, and CRT in our classrooms. The legislation before us makes a few things clear, but the main point is this: Parents'…

I care deeply about this subcommittee and the issues that you'll be handling.

We increasingly understand how valuable this force is to us.

So I think we are the first State in the Nation to do that, and the downside of that is that now we have got all these municipal waste facilities that are having to truck these biosolids to landfills.

They have done a great job thinking about parking and, same thing, visitor buses bringing people in.

Combatting climate change and protecting communities from the threat of wildfire go hand-in-hand.

I appreciate your emphasis on that.

We do love them to death. That is a good point.

I am very pleased to see that this budget request builds on the historic investments made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to improve the resilience of landscapes, reduce wildfire risks, and conduct…

I am also pleased your requests include investments for species conservation and preserving biodiversity. These are essential if we are to protect our cultural and natural resources for present and future generations.