This was built at a time when there were not--it was before the Interstate Highway System, so, it didn't have any interstate highway levels of protection and stats.

I appreciate my colleague's perspective. Prior to being in Congress, I was a county executive. One of my departments was emergency services, emergency management, county fire. We also had a county hospital and a county health department…

Environmental justice is a concept closely intertwined with DEI principles. Rather than seeking to use Federal resources to mitigate environmental harms as effectively and efficiently as possible, advocates of environmental justice want…

If this administration supported Israel as much as it has worked to preserve Hamas, this war would be over. Of course, it doesn't. Rather than signal its support for Hamas' extermination and Israel's right to defend itself, Joe Biden now…

Following Hamas' brutal attack on October 7, this administration said all the right things. Joe Biden said he was ready to offer all appropriate means to support the government and the people of Israel. The Acting U.S. Ambassador to Israel…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate my colleague for her sentiment, but I would argue that this bill needlessly allows for the Secretary to infringe on the medical relationship between an individual and their doctor. It needlessly forces someone to wear a mask…

We all understand the importance of maintaining the American people's faith in our elections. We understand that voting and access to the ballot box is important. My colleague spoke to the idea of outside influence, and that is exactly…

Executive Order No. 14019, allegedly promoting access to voting, is an effort to divert Federal resources to partisan politics. This dangerous executive order instructs a wide range of agencies, including the Department of Health and Human…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Serious? I think this is serious. Actions have consequences. Inaction should also have consequences. A 12-year-old girl, intending to connect with her 13-year-old boyfriend, instead was intercepted by two drunk illegals. They took her…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 14, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 95, line 23…

We have had the most significant investment in infrastructure in decades, addressing critical needs in our roads, bridges, transit systems, and more.

My amendment prohibits the Secretary from requiring individuals to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Chair, this may seem like an old argument, but when we see the testimony of Fauci talking about how much of the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: SEC. __. NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE…

A couple of weeks ago, the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a report on the U.S. Global Agency for Global Media's failure to vet its staff properly. Specifically, one of its executives, Setareh Sieg, lied on her resume, misused…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The salary of Setareh…