Can we agree even if it is 5 of 21 and your numbers are correct, 5 of 21? What was everyone doing?

As the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, it is a top priority of mine to ensure that minority-owned businesses like R&R Mechanical are able to enter and navigate the federal contracting marketplace.

Through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, WIOA, we have an opportunity to address America's workforce challenges.

Recently with Representative Gonzalez-Colon we introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act, which would ensure that our Coast Guard men and women get paid in the event of a Government shutdown.

If you truly want to care about the American people and truly want to get your fiscal house in order... stop with the fear mongering.

I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

So, a product with no substitute, to me, that sounds like baby formula, other than mother's breast milk, but some mothers cannot breastfeed for whatever reason.

I rise in support of Colleen Shogan's nomination to be the Archivist of the United States. The Archivist of the United States leads the National Archives and Records Administration, an important role that is responsible for maintaining and…

There should be no wrong path to pursue the American dream.

Look, although fire loss has improved significantly over the past 25 years, the fire problem in the United States remains serious.

One of the things that I think the American people do fully understand is, we, as a role of oversight, is that we can call it out and basically expose the greed.

I thank the ranking member, Mr. Thompson, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today as a symbol of what our immigration system can achieve. In 1979, at the age of 24, I entered this country alone with no friends, no family, but…

It's also been a particularly bad year for fires in my home State of Michigan.

We have to get spending under control.

It's great to hear the State Fire Marshal of Ohio, as a Member of Congress from Michigan, talk about the importance of volunteer firefighters.

They are going to cut, you know, food to children, and I think that that was one of the examples that Representative McClain used.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Collins, for holding this important hearing today on reauthorizing the U.S. Fire Administration and fire grant programs, evaluating the effectiveness and preparedness for modern challenges.

I would like to give you an opportunity to elaborate on how increased thresholds can help not only your business but other small businesses.