this budget is not only inadequate, it puts us on a pathway to reduce our capabilities.

Our ability to deter bad actors has completely gone away.

There's not a dime in here to improve the Social Security Trust Fund.

This budget agreement has put us on track to have the lowest spending on Defense in modern history.

The Defense side of this budget is not good for our country.

Fraud is fraud, and we need to be willing to prosecute it.

I would love to talk to you about and actually even work with our state legislature...

AI is heavily regulated today. It is heavily regulated today. Every law that applies offline applies online.

As a rape victim, to learn about these things is deeply, deeply disturbing.

Five hundred fine for voyeurism, the first time is a misdemeanor is wrong, and it is offensive, and it should be much more expensive.

I looked at state law. State Law 16-17-470 is under peeping Tom voyeurism laws. A $500 fine and up to 3 years in jail for the first offense is offensive.

Thank you all. I will now recognize myself for 5 minutes for questioning.

I want to thank you for your and your daughter's advocacy, too.

Legislation that is before Congress, that Chairwoman Mace has introduced and many others, can help fill those gaps and make sure that bad actors go to prison.

It is shameful that in 2024, we need to fight still for our rights.

I like loser pays across the board.

It is inconceivable to me that there would be waivers that could, in any way, benefit the regime in Tehran.

One of those Members, Representative Morelle, introduced the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, which would prohibit the creation and dissemination of nonconsensual defects of intimate images.