Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Sometimes I wonder if Texas understands that EPA actually is there to protect people and not necessarily to protect…”

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

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.

H.R. 8505 would provide FMCSA with better tools to root out unscrupulous actors, which are also harmful to consumers and highway safety.

I would like to thank subcommittee Chair Rick Crawford for holding this hearing on transportation regulations.