Eleanor Holmes Norton: “FPS doesn't need to if it is in consultation with people who do have access and they are acting reasonably.”

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.

The policies being proposed by the former President are inflationary and would cost everyday Americans thousands of dollars each year.

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.