Derek Kilmer: “I am so grateful for your longstanding partnership on advancing this essential priority.”

My gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Morelle, is that you are loving critics of the institution, and that matters.

I was proud to introduce the BUDS Resolution along with Representative Young Kim, who, in an ideal world, would be listed as a lead sponsor as well.

First, it can help us promote bipartisanship and civility, which I believe is desperately needed in our polarized politics.

I am grateful to my colleague and friend, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, for serving on our first panel today.