I thank the gentleman and my friend for yielding. I rise as the proud sponsor of this bill, H.J. Res. 89, but also as a proud Californian. This bill would overturn the EPA's waiver granting California the ability to decide for all…

I am honored to rise in support of my bill, H.R. 359, the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025. I thank my colleague and my friend from Illinois, Congressman Bill Foster, for leading this bipartisan piece of legislation with me. Mr…

I thank the chairman of the Budget Committee and my friend from Texas for yielding. Mr. Chair, this year we will borrow almost $2 trillion, which represents almost a third of all Federal spending. For the first time in the history of our…

It is an honor to testify in support of my bill, the Honor Our Living Donors Act. Mr. Speaker, I think everyone can agree that there are few acts more selfless than a living donor donating an organ to somebody else in need. There is a…

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 73, line 12, strike ``and''. Page 73, after line 14, insert the following: (F) interoperable…

I urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment, as modified, offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Obernolte). The amendment, as modified, was agreed to…

Last year the California Air Resources Board proposed a new regulation that would have disastrous consequences for my constituents, for the people of California, and for the people of the United States. This so-called in-use locomotive…

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 am very glad my colleague from Maine brought up the Clean Air Act because the Clean Air Act explicitly says that the right to set emissions requirements for locomotives is preempted from the States. Mr. Chairman, that makes complete…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky, my friend and colleague, for the opportunity to present my bill, H.R. 498, the 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act. Mr. Speaker, according to the CDC, in 2022, nearly 50,000 Americans took…

It is an honor for me to be here to thank my friend and former Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, for his service to this country and to our Conference. I had the experience of getting to know Kevin when I first decided to run for Congress. I got a…