I find it very hypocritical of the Biden administration to preach to us about the environment, but ignore this important component of offshore drilling called GOMESA.

This is not about the environment because every fisherman in Alabama, when they get in those Alabama waters, they are environmentalists.

What I have concluded is that NOAA has its own environmental agenda, and they would rather see no fishing at all.

What I see, this is about taking America's resources away from American people and giving more power to unelected bureaucrats.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to join with my other Republican colleagues to visit the southwest border. This was not a gesture, as the Vice President has referred to these visits. It was, instead, a learning opportunity. The…

I urge you, Mr. Secretary, to help ensure those remaining nominees reflect the diversity of the homeland your Department seeks to secure.

I am concerned that the Department of Homeland Security's budget request only reinforces what we already knew--that the administration is not prioritizing a secure border and a secure homeland and is leaving us vulnerable to numerous…

I am pleased the Biden administration is giving these matters the attention and resources they demand.

The Members of the committee may have additional questions for the Secretary and we ask that you respond expeditiously in writing to those questions.

The health and welfare of Members, witnesses, and staff should not be a political issue.

I join my colleagues today in defense of our longtime friend and trusted ally, Israel, and to argue that absolutely no American taxpayer dollars should be spent to benefit terrorist organizations. Israel has no greater friend than the…

I am pleased the Biden administration is doing the hard work necessary to address the situation at the border for the long term.

Both CBP officers and Border Patrol agents work tirelessly to protect the border and I strongly support their work.

First, I would like to thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor. H.R. 1262 would create a task force to recommend reforms and improvements to the notice to airmen system, a…

I want to first thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for bringing this important bipartisan legislation to the floor. H.R. 2016 would begin the critical process in working to consolidate the overlapping disaster response…

I ask unanimous consent that Lt. Samuel Krakower, a U.S. Coast Guard fellow with my staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered The PRESIDING OFFICER…

So, all we have to do is really contact your Department and for these individual questions, because I know they have some really good ideas, but we want to make sure we are following the guidelines the way that we are supposed to be doing…

I rise today in strong support of our U.S. Coast Guard. For more than 230 years, the U.S. Coast Guard has watched over our shores, protected against foreign threats, lent a helping hand to those in need of rescue, and enforced the rule of…