Troy Carter

We have a serious gun violence problem in our country and I hope my colleagues will work together to pass common-sense reforms.

To the families that had to endure the atrocities and the terror of having an active shooter, our thoughts and prayers are with them.

My heart goes out to all those impacted by yesterday's shooting.

This bill directs DHS to establish an integrated border intelligence analytical cell to improve information sharing regarding the concentrated surge of migration, smuggling, and trafficking.

While Republicans voted this and every other Democratic amendment down, I know enacting meaningful legislation is needed to address the issues at the Southern Border.

Would you agree that a legislation such as my United Against Transnational Criminal Organizations Act is a more effective measure to solving the issues at our border versus impeaching a Secretary over policy differences?

That is why one of my first act as a freshman Member of Congress was introducing an amendment to the Republicans H.R. 2 border bill.

What do we do when we strip off our party veils and say, let's fix this issue regardless of our party?

But it isn't anything to be proud of because if it were just 1 percent, if it was just one daughter, one son, one child that was impacted by this horrible drug...

Between 2019 and 2020, the last year of Trump's Presidency, the increase in drug overdose deaths from synthetic opioid was at 55 percent.

Do you believe that it hurts the credibility of the rulemaking process by attending--keynoting a fundraiser for advocates on one side of the issue while the regulation is under consideration?

Did you know about that, 68 miles an hour, U.S. DOT? It was a clerical error.

Would you agree we need to get this right? Yes?

Administrator Hutcheson, the FMCSA is considering a number of regulations that are in various stages of the rulemaking process, including a potential speed limiter mandate on the large trucks, big, big trucks.

This bipartisan legislation extends CWMD's authorization for 2 years and mandates a Congressional report on the office's plans to enhance morale--an ongoing concern. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to brief…

I thank each of you for your commitment, particularly our police and law enforcement and firefighters who stand up every day.

Respectfully, I would ask as a matter of parliamentary procedure that we refrain from insults to the President of the United States.

Instead, we should be working together to respond to the global migration phenomenon, implement a more orderly and humane process at our border.

Some Republicans like to grandstand about border security, but the reality is they have voted against border security funding.

But migration always has been and will continue to be a benefit to our country.

Many of them have voted against border security funding and opposed Federal funds to help communities, like New York, that is receiving migrants.

This subcommittee, under the leadership of Congressman D'Esposito, has been very productive and has had a series of productive hearings.

The threat posed by climate change makes the conversation on preparedness even more important.

New Orleans is ground zero for so much of the conversation on emergency preparedness.

Risk Rating 2.0 will result in a 134 percent average increase in flood insurance costs for single-family homes in Louisiana.