Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “Ranking Member Graves and I represent similar people, facing similar struggles, and worrying about similar things, some…”

Mr. Speaker, I rise in firm opposition to H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025. On its face, this legislation may seem like a narrow procedural change of streamlining permitting for undersea fiber-optic cables. In reality…

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 subtitle A of title III add the following: SEC. 309. FIRE SAFE ELECTRICAL CORRIDORS. (a) In…

But the current federal transit funding framework isn’t adequate for these communities, leaving too many of them without the support they need.

They were creating fear, anxiety and intimidation.