Eleanor Holmes Norton: “So we may disagree and you may need some context and you don't answer the question directly, but let me ask you if you…”

I believe this bill strikes the middle ground, while showing Congress' support for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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.

In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.

Lifetime identity protection is the only solution that will give the workers whose data was compromised the peace of mind they deserve.