I am concerned that America's confidence in--in the safety and efficacy of vaccines is of critical importance to our Nation's public health.

I am a firm believer, if you can't explain a concept in plain language, you don't really know what you are talking about.

The federal government needs to contract with businesses in order to run. We believe they should be contracting with small businesses.

The ability of small businesses to compete in the federal marketplace has also been adversely affected by the lack of staff in critical roles.

As the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, one of my top priorities is to ensure that Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses like Alliant are able to navigate and grow in the federal contracting marketplace.

Small businesses experience challenges, including lag time between the speed of approvals and the speed of acquisitions.

It is a privilege to be on the House floor this evening, this Valentine's Day, collecting my thoughts and remembering a bit of history. We had quite the whirlwind year last year in Michigan and in this country. As I think about the fall…

All acts of sexual violence are horrific. We should all be fighting to end it here at home and all around the world. So, while the resolution on the floor today rightfully denounces any sexual violence by Hamas, I am disturbed that it…

Rulemaking is not enough. Implementation matters, and it is going to take resources.

I can count on that then? Okay, thank you.

For 50 years, the ESA has protected and brought back many of our beloved species from the brink of extinction, and has a 99 percent success rate. I believe we need to continue to protect this Act.

This is the third regulatory oversight hearing that we have had, and I really look forward to hearing how smart, well-crafted regulations help level the playing field for small businesses throughout America.

We are in the midst of an unprecedented biodiversity crisis.

I'm just stunned as to why this has not gotten more attention.

A critical part of species conservation is taking steps to proactively address declines before they occur.

We need to have a list of personnel so that--we're actually working on it now.

Today we mark the first anniversary of the shooting at Michigan State University that took the lives of Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser, and Alexandria Verner, and physically injured five others. I spent today's anniversary on campus in…

Based on the testimony today, it seems this bill is completely unnecessary. Habitat Conservation Plans already provide the flexibility when it comes to the conservation of our most vulnerable species.