I hope during today's hearing, we can put political finger pointing aside, and put our children's interests first while we discuss, not if, but how we can safely reopen schools this fall.

I believe that every family has a right to educational options.

On June 1, 2020, America lost a football legend. Pat Dye was a player, coach, administrator, and, most importantly, a dear friend. Coach Dye's ties to the 12th District of Georgia run deep, as he was born and raised in Blythe, Georgia. He…

I am really disappointed with, once again, my colleagues across the aisle using this COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to push their partisan agenda. You would think a crisis like this would bring us together. And this thing is going…

I think there is a lot of value in making sure that we lead by example and we make sure that we are back doing the people's work.

But I do believe that we will be able to work through it together and get through it together.

we must open this economy and it is critical that we get schools open for the new school year

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank Congressman Ted Budd for calling this Special Order and for introducing the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act. One of my top priorities is to secure our border and restore the rule of…

We all agree that the current youth vaping trend is cause for concern, and we must evaluate strategies to prevent young people from using e-cigarettes and tobacco products. But this bill does nothing to address the youth vaping epidemic or…

Thank you, Chairwoman, and I appreciate the opportunity to be here with you today.

I do not support this alternative and believe that the lowering of the pool does not meet the requirements of the WIIN Act, and is unacceptable.

We should not waste millions of taxpayer dollars and remove the lock and dam structure on an alternative that we are not sure will work.