Lori Trahan

I implore this committee to approve a strong reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act this year.

I want to acknowledge Congresswoman Lori Trahan and Congressman Seth Moulton, who will speak today about the Merrimack Valley tragedy and the impacts it has had on their constituents.

It is important that we move quickly to address NTSB's recommendations, many of which have remained unaddressed for decades.

We hope there will be justice for Leonel and for the community. Nobody should ever have to go through what my family has gone through ever again.

the consumer is taken out-of-the equation is a really important one.

This should never have happened.

what I see is a bunch of White men, and what I am interested in is what we are doing to make sure that we elevate people of color and women to those highest positions of responsibility

Reporting this data allows the EEOC to see which employers have racial or gender pay gaps that differ significantly from the pay patterns of other employers in their industry and region. To be clear, this pay data will not conclusively…

I claim the time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 minutes.

Before addressing the pending amendment, I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for his leadership and also express my profound appreciation for my friend from Connecticut. She has been a tireless champion over the years…

In Massachusetts our Republican Governor has launched a new initiative to expand Registered Apprenticeships.

The help they need is not reaching them.

It is so important to all of us.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subtitle J of title I, insert after section 1704 the following (and redesignate the succeeding provision…

Under current law, our brave men and women serving our country in uniform are able to maintain their residency status for the purposes of voting during deployment. Current law also protects voting residency status if a spouse of a…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois. I also look forward to working in a bipartisan way to restore our government to the people. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment. I urge a ``yes'' on H.R. 1. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois once again. I thank the gentlewoman from California. She made this easy on me, and I appreciate that. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 220, insert after line 16 the following: (E) The individual or (in the case of the covered periods described…

I commend my friend, the Congressman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) for offering one of the most significant reforms to our election system in a generation. I am particularly pleased that H.R. 1 puts redistricting in the hands of independent…

I think we should be doing more to strengthen that unionship. Certainly not inhibiting it.

Protecting Mr. Morgan's dignity and the 10 million others like him, requires immediate action.

the outcomes will be the same. We are actually going to add to the shortage that we already have today and put our readiness at risk.

you are qualified, you are good enough, and we are lucky to have you protecting our security.

the medical costs of a transition-related health care, it is actually not making a dent in the Department of Defense's overall healthcare budget.

the retraining cost of losing just one transgender military pilot is 3 times more than the entire transition-related care for the military in one year.