Maxwell Frost

Big Pharma's massive profits are being paid for literally by the lives of our people.

Most Americans, over 60 percent cannot afford the unexpected $400 bill tomorrow.

The fact that they pretend that they know how to govern D.C. better than you all is patronizing.

When I see outright attacks on local governments for implementing policies that their constituents want, need, and voted for, I see that as an attack not just on the elected officials, but on the constituents of that area.

In a true democracy, the people hold the power, and it is up to the people and their local communities to come together and make laws that fit their everyday reality.

Americans do not want to sponsor bigotry, corruption, and the destruction of our climate.

Less than two weeks ago, my home state of Florida became one of the first states to pass a law targeting ESG factors and investment recommendations.

Just like other anti-woke witch hunts, the Florida Legislature and Governor are hoping to take their campaign of environmental negligence, social oppression, and incompetent governance to the national level.

I'm glad that NIST is taking the threat seriously by asking for the $5.5 million increase in funding to assess the impact of carbon on the environment.

I am from Florida, a State uniquely threatened by the effects of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Yes, and along with the climate crisis, central Florida in my district, we're currently experiencing one of the worst affordable housing crises in the entire country.

If your child were to die before the age of 18, the most likely reason is because they were shot to death.

This is one of the greatest threats to kids in schools.

Five hundred and forty-nine children and teens have already been lost to gun violence this year alone.

If Republicans gave a damn about America's children, they would pass legislation to end gun violence to keep students safe.

If you care about students, if you care about schools, fight for a world where students are not dying in a pool of their own blood in the classrooms that they are supposed to be learning in.

During today's hearing, Republicans on this Committee are attempting to paint the American Federation of Teachers as a destructive specialist interest group out to harm students.

Some of us fight against mass incarceration, unjust prison conditions, and a lack of re-entry resources on behalf of our loved ones, friends, and constituents behind Bars.

I commend the Biden Administration for making historic improvements over the past two years to get agencies off of this list.

In your March letter to the Appropriations Committee, you said that a 22 percent cut in funding would lead to the loss of 4,600 grant awards and the lost knowledge of 66,000 people pursuing STEM.

For my home State of Florida, that's a reality and very real. You know, my constituents, my family, my friends now face deadly storms year after year, and their lives could depend on Congress having the vision to fund the National Science…

These storms don't care if you're Democrat or Republican, and so for me, this should not be a political issue but one about saving lives and thinking about our most vulnerable populations no matter where they're at.

Back to that proverb, 'Where there's no vision, the people perish,' you know, I think part of my job when I think about is how do we see the world through the eyes of the most vulnerable?

We need more funding for our IG offices to ensure that this money is being spent correctly and efficiently

Thank you so much, Mr. Martin. Yes, go NASA.