Betty McCollum: “We were able to have increases to the important work you do in the Environmental Protection Agency”

Mr. Speaker, last week the Republican Majority in the House of Representatives decided that they know better than the residents of the District of Columbia what their local government needs.

The American people just want to afford the basic necessities for everyday life, but this administration is not doing anything to help them with the cost of living crisis.

We cannot afford to abandon these investments during a worsening climate crisis.

Secretary Hegseth’s desire to conduct a public execution is disturbing and should be stopped. The Army has not conducted an execution by firing squad since World War II and the U.S. has not had a public execution since 1936.