Great. Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and I want to thank Chief Cosby and Administrator Ducheneaux for joining us today.

We are getting rid of those barriers that exist.

I appreciate that, and I want to follow up a little bit on the issue of the Technology Modernization Fund.

Russia, obviously, has refused to condemn the coup leaders. They have stuck to their playbook of blaming the West for the instability.

That is why I partnered with Senator Lankford to introduce the Federal Agency Customer Experience Act, to gain better insight into customer interactions with the government in order to improve customer experience overall.

I really would look forward to working on this with you, because I think it is a really urgent issue for the American people.

I want to express my appreciation to you and your staff for working with me on my bipartisan bill with Senator Braun.

If we cannot modernize our legacy IT, it is a customer service issue, to be clear. It is a national security issue as well.

I have heard from many Granite Staters who are still waiting to receive their tax refunds from 2019 and 2020.

Mr. President, on Monday, our Nation celebrated the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Like many Americans, it was a day of self-reflection for me. While leading a bipartisan delegation to Ukraine, I had a front-row seat to a…

I know I was not scheduled to speak but I do want to respond as one of the signatories of the letter. I associate myself with everything that the other signatories have talked about in terms of wanting to restore the Senate`s tradition of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of veterans who have gone unrecognized for far too long. In World War II, top secret units known as the Ghost Army used combat deception to literally fool the Nazis. Their mission to was to…

In May 2021, I joined 49 other Democratic Members of Congress in signing a letter calling for USDA to dedicate $300 million in relief funding for one on one business technical assistance for farms as well as food businesses.

The coronavirus pandemic has had substantial impacts on farm and food businesses across the nation, from farms and ranches to food hubs and processing facilities.

The issues with rising food costs are ones that every family is paying attention to.

I have always been a fierce advocate for dedicated funding for broadband in our rural and Tribal communities.

I agree, but I have heard from constituents that the ceiling for the Rural Energy for America Program, REAP, needs to be higher and we need to prioritize small farm projects.

My legislation will alleviate hunger amongst the most vulnerable students by enabling schools to provide healthy and nutritious meals to children in afterschool care.