Over this past week, it has been heartening to see the climate pledges and vows coming out of Glasgow. Our success in Glasgow, however, will not come from voluntary pledges and vows. It must include specific, effective steps that can be…

I thank Congressman Levin for the courtesy of yielding to me and for organizing this recognition for Richard Trumka. As has been documented here on the floor this evening, he was truly a giant in terms of organized labor, for social…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy and his leadership on this issue. I agree with his comments earlier. The notion that somehow this is a wild, Democratic, socialist spending spree and we need to raise the debt ceiling to deal with it…

Portland Metro Councilor Bob Stacey announced he is going to retire next month. To say Bob is an unsung hero is true only for those who were never privileged to work with Bob or watch him in action. He is a hero in every sense of the word…

Let me express my deep appreciation to the committee and staff for helping us zero in on a couple of things that are longstanding interests of mine. One is an amendment requiring the Department of Defense to have a cost estimate and…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy and I appreciate the work that has been done with the en bloc amendment, that is, adopted a proposal that I had to fully fund the $1.7 million in reoccurring annual appropriations to meet ongoing…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this bill. I never served in theater, but I have worked on this issue for 14 years. We started with Senator John McCain and Senator Kennedy, and it moved forward on a…

That is the future you are all going to be experiencing. It is not just losing an acre an hour in Louisiana, it is baking in the Pacific Northwest, where people didn't even think they needed air-conditioning. We have an opportunity to make…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. I came to Congress 25 years ago determined that the Federal Government should be a better partner, working with our communities, making our families safer, healthier, and more economically secure. I…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak against the Republican approach with these amendments. It is a different world that we are operating in, in terms of climate change, in terms of the facts. I bring you…

I appreciate your forthright support for a legislation that deals with the future. The gentleman from Louisiana State is a textbook example of what happens when we are not dealing meaningfully, when, for example, allowing the petrol…

In a moment, we are going to hear the rule coming forward to support the INVEST in America Act. I applaud my friend and colleague, Peter DeFazio, for his tireless efforts to bring Federal transportation policy into the 21st century. Unlike…

I am testifying before you today about the urgent need to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund to allow all eligible applicants to receive relief.

But you know well that the work is far from over.

As primary author of the RESTAURANTS Act, we generated legislation to deal with the fact that the PPP... was ill-suited for restaurants.

Small businesses in my community and across the country have been saved because of the work that you and this Committee have done.

I created the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

Earlier this year, Congress sprung into action to deal with the part of the economy that was hit perhaps hardest than any: the hospitality industry. Independent restaurants suffered massive job losses. Congress responded with the…

It is an honor to be here with my friend, Mr. Perlmutter, and the bipartisan support that we are receiving from Mr. Stivers. We are going to hear in a moment from the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Joyce), who has been a champion…

It is the most consequential vision to rebuild and renew America in more than two centuries.

Transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions of any sector, giving this Committee significant influence to tackle the climate crisis.

This investment alongside a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill is a necessary step to building back from the recession and ushering in a more prosperous, clean, and just future.

The solution to these interrelated crises is not the status quo, as you have put forth so eloquently, Mr. Chairman.

I was so pleased to see President Biden's American Jobs Plan call for a historic $2.3 trillion investment in upgrading our infrastructure.

This month is the end of an era, as Joe Novotny concludes a 30-year career in the House, the last 10 as our Reading Clerk. He assumed that role naturally with quiet competence. He was unflappable in the midst of often frantic activity. He…