I want to echo the comments of Mr. Mast and so many other colleagues who are calling for reauthorization and modernization of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

I especially want to take a moment to acknowledge the heroism of the officers of the U.S. Capitol Police, law enforcement, and other employees of the Capitol who bravely worked to protect our democracy on January 6th.

I strongly oppose these unconstitutional out-of-State taxes, and I will continue working with the committee and my colleagues to build on a bipartisan proposal to provide strict limits on a State's authority to tax workers outside their…

The January 6th attack marked a once-in-a-lifetime failure, and now we have the duty to ensure that the Federal Government is doing everything in its power to make sure another attack like this never happens again.

Was that because the FBI is limited in its tools or capacity to monitor, charge, or arrest these individuals prior to January 6th?

I think it is important for us to understand whether this was a failure in information-sharing product or practice.

There is no question in my mind that there was a failure to take this threat more seriously, despite widespread social media content and public reporting that indicated violence was extremely likely.

This is a very important issue to focus on.

Your constituents rightly are concerned about this.

I think we need to acknowledge that this was important to bring these peace negotiations forward.

I believe we should also pursue negative-emission technologies that remove carbon directly from the atmosphere.

I believe that the Federal Government must take bold action to invest in clean energy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions because it is good for our health, it is good for the planet, and it will create millions of good-paying green jobs.

I am wondering if anyone here can speak directly to how having American workers trained to serve on American ships as the Jones Act requires has helped us, especially as it pertains to this pandemic to keep goods moving.

I think what is critically important for us to all understand is the central nature that the maritime industry plays in the health and well-being of this country, in its economic future, and, certainly, as it pertains to our national…

I think Ms. Brand in her comments said pretty clearly that infections are at crisis levels at some of our ports.

As the lead Democrat on the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, I introduced bipartisan legislation to implement several recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office to eliminate duplicative Federal programs and…

the American people need to know that any new policies are fact-based and not politically motivated.

I think a legislative solution to DACA is the optimal solution.