Reopening the Essential Air Service Program for rural communities could alleviate congestion at major airport hubs by having smaller airports share the load.

Support in the House for these programs was evident last year when my amendment to increase funding for the Aviation Workforce Development Grants passed during Floor consideration of the Transportation Appropriations bill.

I supported Congresswoman Meng's bill, the Decrease Noise Levels Act, and I would invite you to include that in your FAA reauthorization.

provide the safest, most efficient aerospace industry in the world and satisfy the needs of aviation interests of the United States.

I appreciate the FTC's work to rein those in.

If a challenge to reducing noise is rooted in deconflicting airspace, then we must hire more air traffic controllers.

This bill will not only bolster our workforce, but expand our opportunities.

Right now, student housing is not considered compatible with our local airports.

We support the requirement of the committee to submit in its annual report to Congress a list of policy recommendations.

Our friends across the aisle ran for office in 2022 and took the majority narrowly--by five seats. It was a hard-fought battle, and many promised to reduce the deficit. Here we are today debating H.R. 1, their first major bill, literally…

We in Congress have to make sure we get you the right resources.

We appreciate your consideration of the immense positive impact SNAP has on the lives of millions of Americans as well as its beneficial impact on the national economy and our nation's long-term financial sustainability.

As someone of Puerto Rican descent, I would find it particularly offensive that they are censoring Roberto Clemente's own biography and books about him.

I mean, if it's too hot, get out of the kitchen, right? This is part of our First Amendment rights.

that is just un-American to not have that kind of competition.

These stories need to be told.

I would encourage you to continue thinking about how to get the word out to parents across the Nation.

We all agree we have to protect our kids.

I am a parent of 2 teenagers, 14 and 18 years old, both of whom have been harmed by social media.

Internet privacy is on us.

The genie is really out of the bottle on this now, so to speak.

The other thing is that TikTok needs to be an American company with American values and end its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

It has failed a couple times over enforcement disputes. So our State and 22 million Floridians are left vulnerable by not having rights, which is why it is time for us to step up to create a national standard.

You are making Florida proud.

It is nothing short of a mild miracle last term when we saw both parties come together to pass out of the committee the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.