Garret Graves: “I very much appreciate all of your efforts to remove plastic from the waste stream, a goal that I very much share.”

I don't have any more speakers, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, today and every day the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard carry out a critical mission: securing our borders, patrolling our waters, and saving American lives. As vice chair of the Coast Guard and Maritime…

I want to publicly thank Representative Hoyle for her work on the bill. It is a great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Ezell).

All of these groups are supporting this bill and urging a ``no'' vote on the other bill, H.R. 5342.