Brian Babin: “Expanding and enhancing all our ports here in Texas is a critical investment that is key to our global competitiveness.”

I have no further requests for time, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

The U.S. Academic Research Fleet enables us to use state-of-the-art equipment worldwide to conduct cutting-edge science that cannot be performed on land. This fleet is a key factor in making the U.S. research enterprise a global leader…

The 147th Attack Wing at Ellington Field in my district represents exactly why this effort is urgently needed.

I thank the gentlewoman and understand her opposition, but her reasons for opposing this amendment are the very reasons that we need this amendment. We have a situation that has been weaponized, that has held up and killed many good…