Chip Cravaack

I don't know what alternate reality they're speaking of. I'm speaking of the reality of this world. I'm speaking of Mr. Montano, who got drunk and got behind a wheel of a car because he is on a GPS tracking device after committing a…

Sir, ICE is not following existing law, and this would prohibit the funds to ensure that those funds would not be used to allow illegal immigrants that have committed heinous crimes to be readmitted back into the public for any reason.

This would prevent illegal aliens from being released back into the general public that have committed crimes either on a bracelet or by ``checking in'' with their ICE supervisor.

I thank the gentleman. And I also believe that this is a good use of taxpayer dollars. I do not believe in releasing illegal immigrants that commit serious crimes. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ____. None of the funds made available by this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, over 700 pilots have been vetted and not trained; 1,500 pilots have applied for the program but have not yet been vetted. It costs about $6,000 per pilot to put them through the backlog for…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

In the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last year, Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, testified that the administration was preparing to expand the scope of projects eligible to receive Harbor Trust…

I thank Chairman Kline for the recognition. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of a critically important bill which I am a cosponsor of, offered by a fellow member of the Minnesota delegation, Chairman John Kline. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Regarding duplicative programs--again, this is about duplicative programs. The National Science Foundation already funds STEM education and even climate-change education programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources with…

the best defense is probably a good offense.

I would also like to applaud the families from Colgan 3407 who not only have been staunch supporters for H.R. 5900, but also the Safe Skies Act as well.

I think one of the most valuable inputs that you have are pilots, you know, and air traffic controllers need to voluntarily submit suggestions without any fear of retribution

I honestly cannot distinguish why there should be a difference in the way that you are treated based upon what resides behind the flight deck door.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2947. This straightforward, commonsense bill will remedy an unintentional consequence of the restrictive language of the original deed set in Cook County…

How easy would it be for this terrorist organization to infiltrate our homeland through our ports?

I must reemphasize in some of the conversation we have had here today, it is particularly troubling to me actually, that these hearings have persistently asserted that it is a violent Islamic extremist ideology promoted by al-Qaeda and…

I am concerned that we need to protect American jobs at Great Lakes, and provide the Coast Guard the resources needed to fulfill its responsibilities among the emerging maritime threats.

I am very concerned with the President's budget and spreading Americans' sea services too thin, and preventing them from being able to engage the various threats out there that they face on a daily basis.

About 450 U.S. soldiers, sailors, and pilots received the Nation's highest combat award during World War II. One of these was a former soldier from West Duluth, who earned the medal during the closing days of the war. Michael Colalillo was…

This issue is vital to the continued health and vitality of our fellow citizens and economy, and needs to be addressed immediately.

What kind of message do you think it sends to pilots who are willing to join this program on their own dime, take personal vacation days off of work, pay for their own lodging to train for the privilege and the honor of protecting their…

I will tell you, ma'am, speaking from the position that I have flown as a pilot and also as a Federal Flight Deck Officer, you may think that the flight deck door is the last line of defense, but it is that armed pilot in the cockpit that…