I wanted to make sure that all of my colleagues knew that there is a foster caucus, a congressional foster caucus.

I can't tell you how rewarding it is to meet someone from my State who is experiencing something that I don't know anything about.

Our local communities can't do it on their own.

Not only do the residents of Selma deserve to be protected from flooding, but the Nation deserves to have this historic, significant site protected.

the preservation of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Selma riverfront is not only important to the city of Selma, but also this Nation.

We need to listen to the voices of our constituents and act accordingly.

We know that, meanwhile, millions of people across southeastern Michigan right now... are still getting their water from lead pipes.

The water infrastructure in these communities is unacceptably outdated, inadequate for extreme weather events we now face.

Investments cannot come soon enough.

Simply put, if the current cost structure is not addressed, this desperately needed Army Corps of Engineers project will be significantly delayed.

I urge the committee to adopt language that streamlines the real estate requirements for replacing lead service lines on private property.

Diversity and inclusion is not a woke game. It is a mission critical to our national security.