We are not a rubber stamp.

Ten months ahead of schedule. I will end on that positive note.

I look forward to the witnesses' testimony.

There is no--whatever sort of is out there, we did not kill that program.

the decision by the Air Force in terms of funding ECU is, you know, a pretty powerful statement to Congress.

Does PTMS modernization and an engine core upgrade provide the necessary capabilities for Block 4 aircraft?

What are the risks associated with fielding all new technology and an unproven system?

And it is good news to see in the report that the deliveries are going to be basically caught up by May 1.

Thank you for the support enabling the enterprise to reach this point 5 years earlier than originally anticipated!

What are the long-term impacts if an engine core upgrade is not fully funded for the F-35A in FY24?

The FY24 budget requests $254.685 million for F-35A F135 Engine Modernization.

It's a security crisis. It's an economic crisis.

If we're talking about, you know, protecting the currency of this country, which is a very valid concern because China would like to take over as the dominant currency, allowing this country to sleepwalk into a full default is the quickest…

Unions are essential for building a strong middle class and improving the lives of our workers and families.

If we continue to rack up our debt--because as you know, Congresswoman, we're up to--we're headed to 50 trillion dollars in debt in less than 10 years.

there's a skills gap that is definitely holding people back

if we really want to do something to help this country, is we need to fix this problem

So, I am hopeful that all of our colleagues will join us in rejecting failed policies of the past, putting people over politics, and delivering solutions that actually help workers and employers succeed.

At a minimum, we shouldn't go backward and return to the failed Republican policies that mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic.

This recovery did not happen by accident. It is directly connected to the leadership of President Biden and congressional Democrats.

By threatening to default on our Nation's debt, congressional Republicans are gambling with our fragile economic recovery.

Using the lever of default as a way of basically, you know, putting this country at gunpoint, in terms of having to adopt policies that fall outside the appropriations process and the authorizing process, is again another recipe for again…

Simply put-even in the face of rising interest rates-Americans are back to work and businesses are thriving, thanks to the Biden-Harris administration's economic agenda.

That's why I reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act alongside 200 members of the House and Senate.

Had we not acted, these pensions would have failed, workers and retirees-from truckers to bricklayers-would have lost nearly everything they had worked to save.