Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the jobs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. By passing this historic piece of legislation, we have set in motion adding two million jobs a year for the American people. High-paying…

Thank you to my colleague and friend, Mr. Deutch, for his leadership on this issue.

I will advocate for them because they are instruments of information, they're a family in our communities.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Federal dollars coming to the Houston area to solve the supply chain issues facing our community and to create more jobs. Yesterday, the Biden administration announced over $14 billion for…

Suppression is alive and well in Texas, whether or not you want to admit it.

As we all know, our democracy is built on the sacred principle that every American has an equal and fair right to vote.

Even though the population growth was people of color, their results were that they packed Democrats into districts and created more White Republican districts.

We cannot let this stand. We must take action. It is our responsibility, our duty, to protect voting rights for every American.

That is why we believe that we are asking that a voting rights bill be passed to protect the rights of every citizen to have a fair shot at voting.

At a time when disasters seem more and more frequent, CDBG-DR oversight is, unfortunately, an extremely important topic.

It is critical that we support and reinforce this program through permanent authorization.