Thank you very much, Chairman Tiffany and the entire Subcommittee, for taking on this critical legislation today.

I will continue to fight for every resource for this museum, and I will make sure that my colleagues and the rest of this country never forget 9/11.

Each year for over two decades, our nation has vowed to never forget the friends, the families, the brothers, the sisters, the mothers, the fathers, the daughters, or the sons that we lost that day.

Bills sponsored by Representatives D'Esposito and Waltz would support sites that are integral to American history.

The single grant authorized by this bill would provide needed funding to this hallowed site to help ensure that future generations continue to learn the lessons of this tragic historical event in American history.

to never forget the heroism of the first responders that ran into the towers to save their fellow man at the cost of their own lives;

So, to have a museum remember not what happened that day, but how we reacted, the resilience, the unity we had as a country.

I am extremely sorry for your loss, and remind you that we will never, ever forget.

H.R. 5401 provides a one-time grant--from $5 million to $10 million--from the Department of Homeland Security.

The MAPOceans Act directs the standardization, consolidation, and digitization of boating and recreational fishing information.

Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone, and thank you, Chairman Bentz, for allowing me to waive on to the Subcommittee hearing to speak about legislation myself and Representative Levin introduced.

recreational boating, recreational fishing, and, of course, commercial fishing have an obligation to be stewards to conservation efforts and protect marine habitats.

Recreational boating and fishing supports our local economies. And it is really just part of our culture.

Congressman D'Esposito's MAPOceans Act looks to make important data from NOAA easily accessible to the multiple users of our ocean resources.

I am already just about out of time, but I will just say we have 57,000 licensed saltwater anglers in Rhode Island.

That success would not have been possible were it not for the Federal transit worker protections, also known as 13(c) protections.

the American people are paying the price for the Biden border crisis. And it is a shame.

In 2011, Nassau County, the county that I am proud to represent in New York, privatized our public transportation system.

I encourage OSHA to consider the unique needs of volunteer fire departments and to incorporate their feedback into the proposed standard before the comment period ends.

I am committed to supporting our Nation's firefighters, both career and volunteer, and ensuring that they have every resource necessary to provide the best emergency response services to their community.

It is important that we mitigate any unnecessary risks posed against our Nation's firefighters.

I have no issues in supporting Donald Trump for president United States.

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