It has just recently come to my attention that the--by a recent action by the Government of Mexico, has shut down a facility that is owned by Vulcan Materials.

Given this need for more domestic semiconductor capacity that it is already very acute, and that national security concerns are not just merely hypothetical, does the administration have a plan to ease or to assist with regulations and…

Are you aware of the issue? And what is being done to ensure that our trade partners are abiding by trade agreement commitments.

I think all four of these countries that you mentioned all represent substantial threats to national security and we are focused on combating every one of them.

I strongly support commercial Leo destination programs that further empower the industry.

I think that the fiscal year 2023 request needs to be sufficient to ensure that U.S. leadership in space can meet the timeline to return to the moon and moving forward.

Wouldn't you agree, though, that it diminishes the value and integrity of the role of your immigration judges and the Immigration Court system?

It is critical that the Americans have leadership and that we have dominance in that area.

I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress and, of course, with Chairman Cartwright and this subcommittee to match federal resources with each of the pillars that I have mentioned just now.

Well, are you committed to enforcing 18 U.S.C. 1531, which is the partial birth abortion ban...

How will you balance factors like job creation with other factors, like the ability to advance U.S. strategic, economic, and national security goals in awarding incentive grants?

In addition to the Department of Defense, funding of NASA must be a priority.

I think that they at least warrant an investigation, and since what is alleged is a violation of federal law...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding, and thanks for organizing this important Members' Day hearing...

it is critical that we ensure that your department is well-supported to continue that legacy.

I rise this morning to recognize the six teams from Alabama's Fourth Congressional District who recently won State titles in high school basketball. There were a total of 14 that were up for grabs, and schools from the Fourth Congressional…

I rise this evening to speak on the FY 2022 appropriations package. I thank Ranking Member Granger for yielding me the time and for her outstanding leadership this year. I also want to thank my counterpart, CJS Subcommittee Chairman…

I want to recognize my colleagues this solemn day. It is the day we commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I have said it before and continue to say, as I have many times, I am pro-life. I am pro-family. I am pro-child. I join my…

The Trump administration, as you know, took real specific steps to try to end the pull factors that incentivize illegal immigration into the United States.

As career officials, your presence today is a very helpful reminder that it is possible to set aside politics of climate change and focus on the questions of how to best help our constituents make informed decisions for themselves, for…

our loss of vital good-paying jobs is not only a problem with an executive order like this

To decrease incarceration levels, we must reduce profit-based incentives to incarcerate by phasing out the Federal Government's reliance on privately operated criminal detention facilities.

Well, during the Trump administration, you assessed that there was a lack of coordination between Federal agencies with respect to immigration policies and procedure.

I would love to work with you on that, because that has been an issue I that I worked on.

I think that is very important. I am hearing this just almost constantly that the supply there is not--and we need to fix this issue because it is really causing a lot of hardship on a lot of people and construction moving forward.