Brian Babin: “As one of the cochairs of the House Border Security Caucus, I believe this hearing is vital.”

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…

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…

Supporting small businesses is as American as it gets.

I reiterate exactly what we said in my opening statement and what Mr. Rouzer has stated. Many times, the opposition has nothing to do with clean water whatsoever. It has been weaponized. We need to expedite this, as Mr. Rouzer, my friend…