I would like to thank the FEMA workforce for their service to the country.

I challenge you to go to the Black community in Selma, Alabama. I challenge you to go there and tell them that they are going to have to buy a $60,000 electric car.

Combined with the work of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other Federal partners, we were able to have the most secure election in American history in 2020, even amidst a global pandemic.

a victory for the rule of law and American democracy

Ensuring the security of our elections has been a priority for me, particularly since 2016, where we witnessed unprecedented foreign interference in our electoral process.

Unfortunately, while the House has passed these critical election security provisions as part of broader election reform legislation, unified Republican opposition has blocked passage in the Senate.

Time is the enemy of the January 6 committee, as we look ahead to the midterms.

FEMA has continued to help communities respond to and recover from natural disasters.

I thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Banks), my colleague, for organizing this Special Order. Madam Speaker, when my father was a child, he sold newspapers on the streets in Oklahoma City. He was 6, 7, and 8 years old. He would tell me…

However, this program is meant to be a temporary solution for short-term needs--it should not become a Band-Aid for systematic issues.

This staffing shortage hurts workforce morale, while slowing trade and commerce and affecting seaport operations.

Our seaports are vitally important to trade and commerce, not only here in the United States but around the globe.

I believe that with that increased presence of personnel, with staff, with additional training, that what we are going to see is that is going to have an increased impact on our ability to fight the flow of these illegal drugs coming into…

A successful cyber attack on a major seaport could have devastating implications.

These trends, coupled with the threat of COVID-19--especially for front-line workers who are unable to work from home--pose serious challenges for our seaports.

Former President Ronald Reagan once said: ``America was founded on the moral proposition that human life--all human life--is sacred. And this proposition is the bedrock of our national life, the foundation of our laws. It is the wellspring…

And he made public statements that President Trump was not responsible for what occurred.

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 5746. Late last night, the Democrats hijacked a bipartisan piece of legislation that I helped draft to allow NASA to lease property and help fund their own budget shortfalls. This bill would have been…