When this subway is built, I will retire from Congress. That may be the biggest incentive for some of you to support this project.

I want to join with Karen Bass--and, I am sure, others--in saying how important it is that the committee focus the FAA's attention on airport noise.

I urge the Committee to examine the need for reforms in this area to ensure that railroad companies do not pose an extreme nuisance, or worse yet danger, to the communities they pass through.

My statement today focuses on reconciling the needs of growing residential communities and cities with increased rail activity.

We ought to raise the cap, because we have an excellent program in our country to provide for middle-class and upper-middle-class housing.

We have a housing shortage in this country.

It is a peculiar thought to think that you can build a road for the cars, and that is infrastructure, but you try to recharge the cars and that isn't infrastructure.

I look forward to my colleague Mr. DesJarlais supporting President Biden's immigration proposal to address those very important issues.

I would venture to say--I am in Los Angeles, and in my community where I grew up in Pacoima, law enforcement seemed to be the answer to treating people with addictions or addressing the issue of people with the addictions.

I would hope and pray that we can be an example for the world of how to handle drug addiction

This bill would extend Medicaid eligibility to incarcerated individuals 30 days prior to their release.

Hopefully, during this Congress we can actually make substantive changes and have the kind of programs funded.

Granting States the ability to jumpstart Medicaid coverage for these individuals will mean they are not only able to receive lifesaving treatment for mental health, substance use disorders, and other conditions.

We need to look at this as treating addiction rather than incarcerating our way out of this.

We were stuck on just tough on crime for far, far too long.

You saw and heard firsthand the deep concern of Members, the knowledge that they have about the subject matter, and they are reaching out with deep respect to each one of you to probe further and seek your professional advice.

It's clear Congressional and White House policy are aligned on this issue.

I urge the committee to include in this legislation my proposal for a National Disaster Safety Board.