I want to thank all the Members who were involved in moving forward with this legislation, especially Chairman Takano, and I encourage all of my colleagues to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

Furthermore, China's state-owned and state-subsidized manufacturers should not have access to American tax dollars.

I have been working across trying to address the problem of shortage for truck parking in Congress by leading the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act.

I actually myself am one of the few Members of Congress that grew up in a trucking family.

Where does the modernization of U.S. locks and dams fit into President Biden's infrastructure strategy?

I was unavailable to vote in the House on March 17, 2021. Had I been present, I would have voted: rollcall 84: ``yes.'' Members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Allred (Davids (KS)) Axne (Stevens) Barragan (Beyer)…

Truckers don't stop. So they should be moved, elevated up to be right behind these frontline workers to get this vaccination.

it is the hours of service, and it is the electronic logbooks that are putting us in situations.

Reinstate the per diem tax deduction for employee drivers. Let them deduct their meals while out on the road again.

Drivers still worry about how they are going to get the vaccine while they continue to work.

You know, recently the Federal Highway Administration released results of a 2019 Jason's Law survey, which examines truck park shortages nationwide.

Congress can help address the truck parking shortage by enacting the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act.

Repeal the overtime exemption for employee drivers. I have been asked by legislators what would be the result of this. The result would be truckers would finally be paid for the time that they work.

Government has to get involved. Government, Congress, you have to help by passing something like Representative Bost's bill.

We want more truck parking. Not only should you cosponsor the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, but let's get it done.

Try to do something good for truckers without doing something bad. Don't cripple them with unnecessary insurance increases and speed limiter mandates.

I think part of our job as Congress is to find a way to bring back that confidence of people to ride the train, to ride the buses.

I don't know how we make them comfortable to do their job.

I stand in full support of H.R. 7105, and I am proud to be the sponsor of several provisions included in today's veterans' omnibus bill. The first is a provision that would modernize the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program by…

Illinois Representatives Bustos and Bost introduced H.R. 4988, the 'Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018.'

In full disclosure, I had the privilege to work on this concept with Illinois Farm Bureau.

I thank Mr. Davis for yielding. You know, that is true, I have known John Shimkus since he was actually a treasurer in Madison County, where he was the one that held the spot after it had been 10 years since a Republican had held the spot…

Our natural resources are a foundation of our quality of life, and how we manage them must transcend party politics.

We will have to be bold, and step over lines, say, 'No, we must do this.'

We need to be able to work through restrictions that are caused by NEPA.