More importantly, we must also protect the millions of lives who depend on our full embrace of all forms of disaster prevention and resilience.

We've seen what happens when we fail to do that.

The port is a keystone of American critical infrastructure, whose value is especially critical in times of great national security threat.

Durability and longevity of a new rule will be a very high priority.

A little too much rainfall and too little of a focus on flood control can lead to disastrous results for people who live and work along our nation's waterways.

I have long been concerned that current river management practices prioritize fish and wildlife over the protection of people and property.

we cannot wait any longer for the Port Everglades deepening and widening project to begin

I am a firm believer that when the President of the United States does well, be it Republican or Democrat, we as America benefit the most. Unfortunately, President Biden's performance during his first year in office has been absolutely…

Fixing that will be a top priority of mine throughout the development of a WRDA 2022 bill.

We must ensure that our area has the resources it needs to protect the Greater Houston and Galveston regions' manufacturing, retail, agriculture, business, energy, and military supply chains in Texas and in the Nation.

we ask that the increased cost be approved through this WRDA bill, as was done for previous projects

we must take time to understand potential impacts this could have on our cherished coral reefs

Ensuring effective and reliable water infrastructure is vital to American families, businesses, farms, and to the economic development of our country.

I come before you to request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers take up our delegation's request for taking on the assumption and maintenance of Project 11, the port's large-scale project to widen, deepen, and dredge the port so that it…

Studies show similar barrier systems to the one we are requesting have an almost immediate return on investment.

Additionally, it is imperative that we discuss the need for full-fledged support for the gulf coast seawall barrier, commonly known as the Ike Dike.

We must ensure that Port Houston is fully supported in project financing through operations and maintenance.

I personally know far too well the devastating effects that hurricanes and large-scale flooding have on local economies and communities.

I stand here representing families all across this country who are struggling with rising costs of virtually everything, from gas to groceries. And there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Inflation is taxation, and it has increased every…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his leadership on this issue. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandates on our businesses. I believe this vaccine is effective. That is why I took it, and…

I appreciate my colleague Mr. Young's bill requesting NOAA to send a report to Congress on incorporating more data and stock assessment from our states and the NGOs into fisheries management.

We have to assure that NOAA incorporates the full results of the Great Red Snapper Count into their next stock assessment of red snapper.

Ultimately, I would like to see Alabama be allowed to set its own recreational harvest targets on its own.

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson) for organizing this Special Order. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address President Biden's failure to secure our borders and enforce our national immigration laws. The Biden…

States on the Gulf Coast, like Alabama, have bent over backward to develop accurate monitoring systems for red snapper.