In fact, the way to grow an economy is to figure out how to get more people to start businesses and to grow those small businesses into larger businesses.

The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act is a crucial step to securing American drone dominance.

Every taxpayer dollar lost to fraud is a dollar that cannot help legitimate small businesses expand, hire workers, or invest in their future.

So, I urge all of my colleagues to support this package and my Assisting Small Businesses, Not Fraudsters Act.

The House has taken an important step toward restoring Americans’ trust in Congress by passing the Stop Insider Trading Act.

America is a land of opportunity, not a land of aristocracy.

I have long supported restricting Members of Congress from trading individual stocks because the American people deserve to know their elected officials are serving the public interest – not their own financial interests.

Honest, hard-working entrepreneurs and small business owners shouldn’t have to compete with convicted fraudsters for federal opportunities.

Over 1.2 million Hoosiers are employed by small businesses. As you look across our nation, small businesses are the backbone of our modern economy.

This project will strengthen America’s competitiveness, support innovation, and help maintain our technological edge.

Indiana is home to some of the best researchers and innovators in the world, and this investment will help ensure Purdue remains at the forefront of scientific discovery.

The SHIPS Act will encourage the construction of new ships and shipyards through tax incentives.

This investment will build on northwest Indiana’s research and advanced manufacturing strengths, accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies, and further establish the Midwest as a global hub for innovation.

Hard-working Americans expect their tax dollars to be used responsibly.

I am honored to receive the ‘Hero of Main Street’ award from the National Retail Federation for my efforts to promote and support Hoosier small businesses. I will continue to advocate for legislation important to Indiana’s retail sector.

Indiana already leads the world in orthopedic manufacturing, and this designation builds on that foundation to cement our leadership in musculoskeletal innovation.

Through the CHIPS and Science Act, we made a deliberate investment in places like Indiana, where research excellence, industry strength and talent come together to compete globally.

This engine will accelerate innovation, grow high-quality jobs, and ensure Indiana remains at the forefront of this critical sector.

This disaster could play out at any of our other major ports – Los Angeles, our hub for trans-Pacific trade, or Norfolk, Virginia, the East Coast’s deepest harbor and home to America’s largest naval base.

USTR’s recent Special 301 report confirmed that these governments continue to use unfair policies to suppress pharmaceutical prices below fair market value and arbitrarily limit access to these lifesaving products.

Congress should pass the SHIPS Act without delay.

We must act now to rebuild America’s rusted Maritime Industrial Base and end our reliance on Chinese-flagged vessels.

“Quantum technologies promise to dramatically transform every industry and sector of our economy and revolutionize our technological capabilities.

We have a strong champion in President Trump, whose Maritime Action Plan is consistent with our bill, mobilizing the whole of government to restore America’s maritime dominance.

But we have a plan to protect our ports and people, to build and launch a new fleet, manned by Americans mariners, flying the Stars and Stripes.