Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I just want to remind all of us that everyone's words matter.

Cruelty seems to be his game. I think what Greg Abbott continues to do is undermining what it is to be human.

This is straight out of a dictator's play book.

We are witnessing the barbaric consequences of the draconian laws that extreme MAGA Republicans are imposing on the State of Texas. Over 26,000 women have become pregnant after being raped since Texas outlawed abortion with no exceptions…

I come before you today, to request that the Committee take up an item with clear bipartisan support across the Houston region.

Project 12 would widen, deepen, and dredge the port so that it may continue to safely accept vessels.

My home city of Houston sits at the epicenter of global trade.

To keep the United States competitive in the global supply chain, the port must accept larger and larger vessels.

I urge my colleagues to include these priorities in the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.

Barriers like the Ike dike are lifesaving engineering projects.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, for having me today again at Member Day.

I echo many of the comments made by some of my colleagues in condemning the rise of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and hate in all forms here in the United States and abroad.