I am proud to be a cosponsor of H.R. 535--The PFAS Action Act. This bill is a big step towards cleaner water for all Americans. It designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous; these are two of the most prevalent substances that make up the group…

Twelve feet, the stated goal for this year. It is too high.

I would ask all my colleagues to join me in supporting both of these important measures.

I was proud to partner with my colleague on this committee, Representative Castro, to sponsor the Global Child Thrive Act.

This bipartisan bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the issuance or the renewal of a license to dog breeders and exhibitors until they have demonstrated compliance through facility inspection.

I would like to bring to the Committee's attention H.R. 2442, the Puppy Protection Act.

I hope that the Committee will consider these two important pieces of legislation that will help protect our friends in need of these protections.

I will continue to push to bring more product from our local farmers into our public schools.

This legislation helps to bolster the actions that the Department of Agriculture is currently taking with their rule proposal which seeks to eliminate automatic license renewals.

These time-honored traditions are crucial to our upstate way of life and we will not allow them to decline.

I urge the Committee to better tailor our Federal policy to support family owned farms.

This law is not a panacea, but it certainly helps our small farmers.

I am here today to urge the Committee to take up two very important bills, pieces of legislation, regarding animal protection.

The Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act honors the 20th century icon that unified women and inspired them to join the workforce and help with the war effort. Throughout our Nation's history, countless Americans have answered the…

Many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle were disturbed with the closure of the Riverside call center.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I join with my bipartisan colleagues here to proclaim that animal abuse is unacceptable and must end, which is why we are all proud to be supporters, and many of us, original cosponsors of…

The mission is not complete until we get retrofitting. We will not stop until we get secondary barriers in every single aircraft that carries passengers.

Congress spoke, passed laws meant to secure our aircraft, but key weaknesses still exists.

How can this be allowed? Instead of moving forward on protecting Americans, the FAA will once again drag their feet and ask for an extension.

Today, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the life and memory of Troy Pereira of Falls Township, Pennsylvania, a graduate of Pennsbury High School and a gifted student- athlete. Troy held a career as a warehouse logistics specialist for…

I stand here today as a former FBI agent who worked in New York City side by side with these very people we are seeking to protect today. We are here united with our colleagues from both sides of the aisle to renew the 9/11 Victim…

I stand today in strong support of this bipartisan amendment which includes language from the 911 SAVES Act, H.R. 1629. Public safety telecommunicators play a pivotal role in coordinating effective responses to crises affecting our…

It is with a heavy heart that I rise today to recognize the remarkable life of 26-year-old Kristen Marie Ridge, who, on July 5, was taken from us too soon. Kristen was a veterinary technician at the Animals' Hospital of Levittown. She…

As an FBI agent who worked border security on the border, understanding it all too well, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 3401, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment. This…

There is nothing more important than character, and I rise today to recognize an educator from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who was recently honored as Character Builder of the Year by the Pennsbury LYFT. Blair Greiner, an art teacher at…