Peter DeFazio: “I have been an authorizer for 33 years, and we get a little sensitive about these things.”

We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning.

Even one mishandled wheelchair is one too many.

I am proud of the work of this committee and this Congress, as a whole, for these last 2 years to break through that inertia and deliver for the American people.

This was purposely done so federal funding would be directed to frontline workers for our pay and benefits and to prevent growing inequality.