I thank Chair Waters for moving this bill and I thank Ranking Member Hill, as well, on behalf of the American people. The dedication of the World War II Memorial on our National Mall was the culmination of a 17-year effort in Congress to…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Sustaining the World War II Memorial for them and, importantly, to better inform and enhance interpretation of the purposes for which the war was fought will provide generations to come with a greater…

I thank Chairman Larson for his tireless leadership and work to safeguard Social Security for the benefit of this generation of retirees and those that are to come. He has worked hard for decades to try to bring this bill to the floor. I…

I thank Chair DeLauro very much for her indefatigable leadership of this committee in service to the American people. I also thank Ranking Member Granger, as well as the dedicated staff. Special plaudits to Ranking Member Simpson, a…

We need to manage manure in a much better way and make it a product.

I think we need a separate title in the farm bill to deal with Lake Erie's Western Basin because it is so sick.

The Biden administration abandoning tariffs on imported solar companies is terrible. What is the administration's strategy to protect American companies and American workers who are going to be harmed? First Solar and Solar Toledo, Ohio…

Fresh water is life. I rise today to applaud House passage of the 2022 Water Resources Development Act. As chair of the House Subcommittee on Appropriations Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, one of my top priorities is…

We need to have a new program where we help to produce, for the civilian and military side, the behavioral specialists and neuropsychiatrists that we need.

Addressing the problem with PFAS has been a growing area of focus for Congress, as reflected in the fiscal year 2022 defense appropriation bill.

What can we do to hasten this so you can get the kind of Navy you want and America needs?

It is our responsibility to the American taxpayer to make sure that, you know, we do our best job to make sure that these things are coming together the way they should.

There is a human issue, and then there is a parts issue and a workforce issue.

Thank you, Admiral. More than 10,000 in the public yards.

Mr. Secretary, have we cut our public shipyards too deeply? If you look at the last 25 years, what is the reduction in public shipyards?

As all of us contest, there are a few issues more important to the quality of life for our servicemen and women, their families, and their communities than healthy living conditions and assured access to clean drinking water.

I guess I am leaving this hearing more uncomfortable than comfortable in terms of our ability to ratchet up that repair work and to have the skills in place so that we meet those deadlines.

I would appreciate the update on the work of the Department's PFAS task force, including efforts to mitigate and eliminate the use of the current aqueous film-forming foam.

Thank you, gentlemen, for serving our country so nobly. It is deeply appreciated by myself and the people that I represent.

As spring moves into full bloom, new life is bursting forth along the southern-most shore of the Great Lakes along Lake Erie. Over 100,000 nature tourists are flocking to the Ottawa and Cedar Point Federal Wildlife Refuges adjacent to…

I thank Chair DeLauro for her leadership in moving this bill to the floor with such dispatch and content. I rise tonight to urge passage of this essential $40 billion supplemental security package for Ukraine. The battle for Ukraine and…

I appreciate very much the work of the Department in helping to review the case of a soldier who fought in Vietnam.

I am very concerned about our military and the nutritional value of food served to our military personnel.

But just pay attention to the Great Lakes. Look at the number of enlistments that come from our region.

I just wanted to state for the record, in terms of Central Europe and Ukraine, bringing you back to the part of the country I represent, Cleveland, Ohio's sister city is Gdansk, Poland.