Turning a ship as old and large as the Coast Guard takes strong leadership, time, and commitment.

What does this mean for parents in America as it relates to whether our kids are going to be sheltering in place and hiding under their desks for the rest of their time at school, if this was to happen?

The majority says that it stands with law enforcement, so why does it seek to abolish the only law enforcement agency with the capability of tracing crime guns?

The Commandant has said that the Coast Guard needs to be a $20 billion Service by 2030, and I believe that should be the minimum.

Your leadership is instrumental in supporting Coasties. You have done an outstanding job leading the Service thus far.

Millions of Americans from all backgrounds see digital assets as one of the many options to take wealth creation into their own hands. Unfortunately, the U.S. is falling behind compared to other countries, and we have yet to establish a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of my bill H.R. 3317, the Rolling Stock Protection Act. I ask that my colleagues join me in supporting this simple and direct bill. In May of last year, this bipartisan legislation…

Federal investment in water infrastructure as a whole has declined about 77 percent since its peak in the 1970s.

Chairman Whitehouse spoke to the need for a low income water assistance program earlier as well.

It's critical that we continue to fund water infrastructure to help water systems become more resilient to climate change.

In a drought stricken western United States, the last thing we can afford is to lose a significant amount of water supply due to leaky pipes.

There are few places where the challenges of climate change, extreme weather, and fluctuations in precipitation are felt more acutely than in California.

I appreciate Senator Padilla's leadership on the low income assistance program.

I just fear that at, you know, a child's earliest days in schools that there are going to be two classes created: those who are given access to AI in their classrooms and those who are not.

I think we are at our best as a committee when we are taking on issues like this.

AI certainly it is the future. There is no ignoring it. There is no putting it back in the bottle.

When you talk to creatives they are not opposed to AI and that is such a basic hot take, which is, oh, they oppose AI.

It is pretty clear that when workers have a voice, whether they be unionized or not...