Steve Lynch

I think most of the Members who have served a long time here know full well what political interference and what sweetheart deals look like.

Those are public statements made by a sitting President attacking the FBI.

I do want to say there is a little bit of revisionist history here about the circumstances under which Russia did invade Ukraine.

They got that right.

You cannot rewrite history.

It was the U.S. Intelligence Service and the White House that consistently warned President Zelenskyy that Russia was going to invade.

why would we pass a law that specifically suppresses the knowledge that we need in order to address the climate emergency that is bearing down on us?

This amendment would exempt veterans' medical care from the drastic cuts in Federal funding and program termination.

Eliminating PLAs across the board for projects with Federal funding is really an open attack on working people.

If we think there is a real problem with the way the interaction between authorizations and appropriations works in Congress, let us have some hearings.

The H.R. 4435, the Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act, should perhaps be renamed the 'Dysfunction Proliferation Act,' because it would mire congressional proceedings down in a new and overwhelmingly untenable workload.

It jeopardizes the livelihoods of constituents in every congressional district.

I absolutely oppose any efforts to rollback project labor agreements.

James Madison said that those who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives.

That would take years and years and years and would not satisfy either the contractors or the people working out of them.

Dignity of work and respect for workers is paramount.

America has been a critical and indispensable ally, as it always has been in struggles for democracy and human rights against authoritarian and totalitarian aggression.

When Republicans attack project labor agreements, it is not just an attack on working people.

We should be encouraging project labor agreements because on projects like Naval Base Kitsap in 2015, a multi-billion dollar project, it did not go over budget.

Today, I am happy to partner with Congresswoman Mace on legislation to allow just this kind of competition when it comes to our Federal cybersecurity jobs.

And that is obviously an attempt to throw a monkey wrench into the way that Congress has acted for decades under both Republicans and Democrats controlling the gavel.

I thank Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace, and our Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Connolly, for their leadership on this bill in the House.

If this bill were to become law, Mr. Comer's fellow committee chairs would need to immediately set aside their agendas for the rest of the term to deal with the self-inflicted catastrophe of these reauthorization needs.

PLAs work, and legalizing their non-use, mandating their non-use is fraught with problems.

My amendment would exempt programs and associated budgetary levels that pertain to the defense of Ukraine against the imperialist invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and the Russian military.