Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If someone in Region 9 wanted to know whether or not what they were doing was within the rules under the present…”

Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, which would make short-term disability insurance available to federal employees.

I think returning to a pre-Sackett regime would provide a uniform level of protection across the United States.

I urge the FAA to do more to combat aviation noise and to engage more with affected communities on this matter.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this rule and the full-year continuing resolution. The CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against D.C. and is an abuse of power over a disenfranchised jurisdiction, the…