Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support this far-reaching spending bill that lowers costs, creates jobs, and rethreads our safety net. As chair of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, I am very proud of our funding for veterans, servicemembers, and their families. We steer $14.9 billion to critical base infrastructure to add new barracks and childcare centers and rid military family housing of mold and lead. It also invests in climate change and energy resilience on bases, devoting $150 million to PFAS contamination cleanup. It provides more to NATO and the European Deterrence Initiative, devoting $631 million to confront Russian aggression. For Veterans Affairs, it provides $112 billion to tackle disability claim backlogs, boost medical research, fully fund veteran medical care, and make major investments in women's health and mental health and suicide and homelessness prevention. I thank Ranking Member Carter and Ranking Member Granger for our close work together on this good bill, and I thank both the majority and minority staff. I am very proud of what this bill delivers to Florida, like investing $2 million into the Virginia Graeme Baker pool and spa safety grant program to curb drownings. We also add a record $350 million to restore the Everglades, the lifeblood of south Florida.…”