Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I don't understand the national security concerns at all about World War I weapons.”

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

I have one response to people with doubts about my ability to serve: Watch me.

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