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

I am happy to have the opportunity to introduce our constituent, Geri Boyer from Belleville, Illinois, as a witness for today's hearing.

I appreciate her being here, and I appreciate the opportunity to introduce her.

We are witnessing history at this time: historic peace agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors, the UAE and Bahrain, both negotiated with the help of the Trump administration. But judging from the media coverage, you would hardly…

Congress must provide sufficient resources to staff a ninth office. This includes providing a minimum of $96 million for antidumping and countervailing duty activities. In addition, we should require the Secretary of Commerce to provide…

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for including my amendment in this en bloc package. My amendment has a straightforward goal: increasing support for school safety grants under the STOP School Violence Act. Last Congress…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the ranking member and the chair for including my amendment in the en bloc. Antidumping and countervailing duty laws exist to protect American workers and producers from economic injury…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Lamb, for joining me as a coauthor of the legislation we have on the en bloc. I also thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for their support as well. Every year, 575 million tons of cargo travel through…

Many of you do know, and maybe some of you don't know, that I grew up in a family trucking business. I know how important transportation workers are and how important they are to the American people. In the past few months, we have seen…

I thank my friend from Oklahoma for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, the American people are sacrificing on the front lines. It has already been discussed about the truck drivers, the nurses, and all of that. I was going to go on to that, but…

The last time I stood in this Chamber was the first day that my district reported a COVID-19 fatality. At that time, on March 27, my district had just 27 confirmed cases. As of today, the 12th District has 50 deaths and 862 confirmed…

Every parent's worst nightmare is to learn that their children's school may be one of the sites of mass violence. Schools should not be a place where our kids have to fear, it should be where they learn, and grow, and follow their dreams…

In Michigan, protecting our waterways and the Great Lakes is one of the most bipartisan issues.

The Soo Locks are essential to both our national economy and our national security.

I urge the committee and USACE to consider the authorization of a long-term, permanent plan at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam that fully and effectively stops Asian carp.

I support the existing authorization and future appropriation of full funding to modernize the Soo locks.

We must authorize at full Federal cost-share levels the appropriate funds to begin the preconstruction engineering and design at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project.

I urge the committee to include Brandon Road's expanded authorization, including this cost-share waiver, in WRDA.

Timely completion of the work at Brandon Road is essential for the next steps in the process of safeguarding the Great Lakes region.

The importance of protecting our vulnerable lakes' freshwater system from this disastrous invasive species cannot be overstated.

No community should have to go through the difficulties that Hamburg faced simply to protect themselves from severe flooding.

In Michigan we are the Great Lakes State, and ensuring that our waters are clean to drink, to swim in, to fish, is a major priority.

This is why we are talking about the health and quality of our waterways today.

The challenges Hamburg faced are unacceptable and I'm testifying today to get things changed for my constituents in Southwest Iowa and communities across the country that may face similar challenges.

We must be clear-eyed about the damage climate change is already doing and invest in the necessary flood mitigation infrastructure to protect the people of Chicago now.