Infrastructure, ever since I have been here, nothing has more bipartisan support and the less get done than infrastructure.
James Joyce
The Public Record
In my limited time here--I have been here since 2013, and I have certainly seen the ideas flow from Speaker's Office leadership to the floor, and then we are stuck voting at them.
But healthcare is one-sixth of our economy. You know, it is something that needs to be dealt with.
I would argue overturning 28 States' separately enacted right-to-work laws is a terrifically misplaced priority and, frankly, anti-democratic.
keeping forests as forests is the number one water quality enhancement that you can do
the Great Lakes are especially vital to both of our districts, and we have fought together to protect them for a long time.
the residents, they are at the top of the food chain. They are our bosses, and they want recycling.
I recognize, though, for our forests to meet the needs of current and future generations, we must commit to finding ways to utilize, manage, and protect our Nation's forests while maintaining a viable market for wood products.
Last Congress, I was proud to cosponsor Congressman Bruce Westerman's bill, the Trillion Trees Act, to plant 1 trillion trees globally by 2050 and promote sustainable forest practices to make our forests more resilient to disease and wildfires while also reducing carbon in the atmosphere.
Today's oversight hearing provides an opportunity to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected arts and humanities organizations across the country and how Federal resources are being used to mitigate the virus' impact.





