Nikki Budzinski

We will not let up on federal oversight until these chains fix this glaring issue and treat consumers with the fairness and respect they deserve.

It was a true honor to welcome these new citizens today. Their path to this moment was no small feat. It required dedication, resilience, sacrifice, and courage.

We have a unique opening because of all that’s happening with this administration.

We need to get away from this identity politics.

The uncertainty is really kind of the killer. Your tariff’s on one day, tariff’s off another.

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 4136, and I yield back the balance of my time.

It is also an unfair expectation that that generation of Americans continues to be the best vanguard we have to feed and fuel the country.

I very much agree with you around E15 for sure. And I often in my district talk about it as a win-win-win.

I was very glad to see that our Chairman included a doubling of MAP and FMD in his farm bill.

I will continue to be an advocate of a strengthened Federal Crop Insurance Program.

Access to capital is one of the top challenges for young folks to get involved with farming.

I think it is smart engagement with China to honestly be able to engage them and say, 'Look, you have these policies that restrict our investors and our capabilities, so we are just putting those measures in place on this side.'

I was also very excited to see that 100 percent of the obligated IRA dollars made it into the hands of farmers in Illinois.

I led a letter with Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman Costa, along with all the Democrats on the Committee, outlining our shared priority to protect the Inflation Reduction Act climate-smart conservation funds.

I request that we adjust funding levels to ensure that the Federal Government continues to cover 100 percent of the cost of the seven inland waterways construction and major rehabilitation projects.

By adding stormwater management to the existing scope of water and wastewater infrastructure assistance, the Army Corps of Engineers will have increased ability to remedy flooding issues as they arise.

In WRDA 2024, I am requesting a feasibility study of the Spring Lake Project recommended in the East St. Louis and Vicinity Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction Project report.

I was proud to secure an EPA coordinator to help us resolve this issue, and the Army Corps of Engineers has worked collaboratively with the State of Illinois to address this in the past.

I have the honor of serving communities outside of St. Louis in the Metro East region, communities that have struggled with the consequences of inadequate infrastructure for far too long.

The Mississippi River also serves as a vital waterway to growers and producers in my congressional district, allowing them to get their goods to market.

It is with a heavy heart that I rise today to honor the life and service of Decatur Township Supervisor Lisa Stanley who passed away this weekend after a long health battle. Lisa Stanley was a dedicated public servant, a lifelong member of…

I would love to have your commitment today to tapping someone on your team to help drive this process in the community and help us to get these needed funds to where they need to be.

I have admired, too, how your agency has been responsible for coordinating interagency efforts to restore the Great Lakes as well.

This part of my district also happens to be 95 percent Black, and I think it is not an accident that we have allowed these unacceptable conditions to continue in poor communities of color.