Mike Ezell

Your open border policies have granted parole to a host of illegal aliens from regions in the Middle East and West Africa that are known for hot bed for terrorism.

Such investments will not only expand our port capacity to move higher freight volumes, they will also strengthen the resiliency of the entire U.S. Maritime Transportation System.

I respectfully urge all of you take a look at this bill and consider cosponsoring this important legislation.

I think that we really need to, going forward, take this a little more seriously.

Right now the American people are, on a daily basis, calling us, complaining, telling us that this border's not secure.

I want to highlight, once again, how this administration is making it much easier for illegal immigrants to enter this country.

It's frustrating to watch, and it's beyond time that we get this fixed.

My constituents on the Mississippi gulf coast are being hammered by the unaffordable flood insurance premiums under Risk Rating 2.0.

We cannot allow the manpower shortage to continue affecting the Service's ability to carry out its critical missions.

Before coming to Congress, I spent 8 years as a sheriff in my home county and 42 years as a law enforcement officer. If I hadn't done my job as a sheriff, I would have been fired and removed from office. Mr. Speaker, Secretary Mayorkas has…

Past actions by President Biden continue to strengthen terrorist organizations and encourage global attacks.

The Houthi attacks that are targeting maritime vessels in the Red Sea represent a direct threat to maritime transportation and, ultimately, to the world's supply chains.

To me, the reports are clear, his policies are failing.

Somehow, Secretary Mayorkas is making this tough job even tougher for our men and women of Border Patrol.

I never stopped, slowed down, or prevented my officers from enforcing the law. I swore an oath to protect the citizens of my community.

Do you believe this crisis has been created by the Biden administration's policies?

The CCP, who do not care about people, let's just make that--we know that, they are using their product to sell at artificially low prices.

I am concerned that we continue to find examples that seem clear that the Biden administration is weaponizing the Federal Government against its citizens.

To me, it seems like there was a directive from the White House to ensure Greenbelt emerged as the preferred choice.

Would adopting policies, such as adopting a risk-based approach for inspecting all tank vessels, free up resources that could be redirected towards other missions with implications for national security?

Let's put our working waterfronts to good use to feed America with sustainable, locally sourced seafood.

Aquaculture, in complement with wild harvest, will ensure a consistent supply of local seafood regularly coming into our nation's ports.

The AQUAA Act would help achieve this goal by establishing a comprehensive nationwide permitting system for marine aquaculture facilities.

As the Congressman representing South Mississippi, I want to thank you for the opportunity today to discuss my priorities.

I respectfully urge this Committee to help pass the AQUAA Act, and to pass legislation that allows the offshore aquaculture industry to expand their work into Federal waters.