
We are certainly having a declared state of emergency in my district, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, due to the lead in the water.
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We are certainly having a declared state of emergency in my district, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, due to the lead in the water.

I appreciate also the EPA grant we were able to bring in for $5.6 million to begin replacing, obviously, the lead pipes.

What is going on in Benton Harbor is simply a disaster, and it is a manmade disaster.

I want to specifically focus on PFAS, and thank you for your leadership and the leadership the EPA is showing.

Madam President, reserving the right to object, the Senator will speak further about what he is attempting to do, but I want to make it clear, first of all, that this bill isn't about protecting access to food assistance for moms and…

It is terrible what is happening; it is really frightening.

So my question to you is, if confirmed, will you commit to working with this committee as well as my office to inform our efforts as we work on legislation related to autonomous vehicles?

I certainly want to make sure that the United States continues to lead in autonomous vehicles, that we make those vehicles in the United States with American workers, and it is an American technology that leads the world.

I thank my friend from Ohio for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4067, the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Act. I would like to thank my colleagues, Representatives Slotkin…

The substantial congestion that we are currently seeing in our Nation's ports is contributing... to delays and problems for them in their supply chain.

the sense of urgency couldn't be higher for what needs to happen.

I want to really thank you also for looking at the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screening, the PALS Act.

I also want to highlight Representative Walberg and Tonko's Lead Poisoning Act, which I have cosponsored.

As the only Member of Congress who worked an entire career in the United States Postal Service, I continue to be alarmed by efforts taken to undermine the service element of this great institution.

the leadership of this organization is continuing to lower the standards.

you can't cherry-pick across the country with particular leadership and every manager going in, setting their own agenda.

So, the question is, if we don't stand up as Members of Congress who have oversight, who's going to fight for the people?

By undermining the agency's mission to provide prompt and efficient services, it'll do little but to chip away at the bedrock of this community, this service.