Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I will work with you and other Members of this body to exercise, to carve out and get rid of all those individuals and…”

Even the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided a mixed bag for truckers.

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 will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.