Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Metro Lift, a program to provide reduced transit fares to low-income residents.”

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.

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

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.