One proposal to address this in the Caribbean region is the Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act, H.R. 2791.

My district and other remote areas of the United States have developed energy plans to move forward further away from relying on petroleum for power and fuel.

This has been very enlightening, and thank you for your research and the work that you are doing in this area.

While in my district a few weeks ago, I spoke with my constituents about the Democratic Party's plan to build our country back better after the pandemic. The people of the Virgin Islands agree with me that we have reached an inflection…

we really do rely on all of you, as witnesses, and the industry to make the information that you are doing with gene editing palatable.

I have a real passion for agriculture, and for better understanding the opportunity that surrounds innovation and technology in our industry.

it is crucial that we continue to find ways to increase the resiliency of our food and agricultural systems.

This sort of collaboration will help us all view our work on the Agriculture Committee through a broader lens.

I don't think our regulatory system is keeping up with the technology of the products that are being developed from this industry.

We must continue to ensure that these partners continue to regulate on the basis of science and risk, not speculation and fear.

I look forward to hearing updates on innovation coming down the pipeline.

This important research is working to develop varieties of crops that are disease resistant.

the Federal regulatory framework that exists now is not necessarily a hindrance, it is just it was created for technologies that were developed several decades ago.

the speed of regulation seems to be even slower, and we need to kind of speed that up a little bit.

During one of my floor speeches last week, I shared that President Biden's Build Back Better plan embodied the vision of the American people and is the kind of legislation that assures our people, hardworking Americans across the country…

This weekend I had the honor to work on our budget reconciliation in the Budget Committee. The legislation contains economic development initiatives that I have long championed to create good-paying jobs while lowering costs and cutting…

As the Member of Congress who represents the Virgin Islands, the only congressional office within the English- speaking Caribbean, the plight of my Haitian brothers and sisters is very close--not just the ones presently enduring egregious…

This week the House is expected to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government through December and avoid a government shutdown, which would be catastrophic for families and the economy as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. I…

Last week, the Ways and Means Committee on which I sit, along with numerous other committees in this House, moved forward toward completing our work to achieve President Biden's and the American people's vision to build back better. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC…

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer has led male cancer incidence in 96 countries. It is the most common cause of death among men in 51 countries. The United States leads the world in reducing prostate cancer…

I understand the importance of passing legislation that will make much-needed investment in our Nation's infrastructure. And as the representative of the Virgin Islands, a place where modern infrastructure resilience to climate change is…

You can’t make sense out of stuff that isn’t sense, right?

It appears now, and I think American people should see, that it is the Democrats who believe that blue lives matter, that are thankful for those who defend our democracy.

I would think that they`d reveal a man that was desperate to retain power, a man that desperation led him to continue to not only incite the riots, but to assist in the planning of that rally and the riots that led to an attempted coup of…