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This year, for the first time, we introduced a bill with an equal number of Republican and Democratic original cosponsors.

I strongly supported that effort, and I was glad that we in Congress were able to fulfill TSA's request and fund critical improvements for the workforce.

For fiscal year 2025, to continue these workforce initiatives, TSA has requested a $377 million increase for periodic pay raises and career ladder promotions.

Last year, TSA faced a major funding shortfall, as the agency sought more than a $1 billion increase to pay for salary raises and expanded collective bargaining rights.

I am proud to cosponsor Ranking Member Thompson's bill, the Fund the TSA Act, which would end the diversion of passenger security fees and raise fees by $2 per trip to provide TSA with the resources it desperately needs.

Pay raises are making an enormous difference in the lives of Transportation Security Officers, Federal air marshals, and other TSA employees across the country.

It is critical that Congress continues its efforts and its support for TSA's new pay system, which is having a significant positive impact.

For some Palestinians from the river to the sea is a call for freedom and peace

I thank the panel for being here. I am sorry I had to leave. I was speaking at a quick luncheon.

Your ability to tolerate this behavior is completely unacceptable, and sometimes you do need to use the stick because disincentives work.

I am committed to ensuring that that we ease the burden for our small businesses in this critical market while also keeping consumers safe.

Healthcare is growing the economy and saving lives every single day in west Michigan, from the production of the COVID vaccine to innovative cancer research to medical devices that are being created right in my home, my backyard.

Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. But let's make sure that we have effective regulations that are doing what they need to do but are not getting in the way of critical lifesaving drugs and medical devices.

This is such an incredibly important hearing. And I think, if we have learned anything from the questions today and the testimony, it is that this is about balance.

This is not on President Biden if it is President Trump who killed it.

President Biden would have signed that bill, the toughest border bill in history.

What happened was Mr. Trump decided he'd rather, literally, he'd rather campaign on the issue than solve the issue.

Let's pull that bill off the shelf. Let's all force a vote on it.