Derek Kilmer

Climate change is real and it requires bold action.

These actions are wrongheaded.

Climate change is real, and it requires bold action.

They see this as a way to strengthen our democracy and our national security. To enable law enforcement and the press and others to better detect and investigate foreign involvement in our elections. The House has a choice to make, a…

I want to be very clear, very explicit, very up front, by stipulating to the need to a substantial increase in a consumer protection regimen to deal with this problem.

A recent study found that 97 rural hospitals have closed since 2010.

If these hospitals and clinics close, the next option for care can be hours away. And that is just dangerous.

I'm here today to speak with you about something that keeps me up at night.

This is a really critical issue for the folks I represent and for a massive part of the country.

I have introduced bipartisan legislation called the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act, or the PLACE Act.

Rural hospitals are really struggling.

It is really important for members who are not on the committee to be able to share some of the challenges our constituents face back home.

I strongly support the President's goal to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Safety must be our number one priority.

Five days ago, the President of the United States said we have a Fed that don't know what they are doing.

Supporting the movement of people and goods on our nation's roads, bridges, ports, and airports is crucial to driving investment in our communities.

The New Democrat Coalition is determined to increase long-term federal investments in all types of infrastructure.

Communities like my hometown of Flint are resilient communities--they just need a fighting chance.

Without a clear plan and specific resources for hardest hit communities, a massive influx of new capital... could potentially contribute to further economic disparity.

We need a Marshall Plan for America's older, industrial cities and towns.

We need to invest in projects that enhance climate resilience, while also reducing pollution and carbon emissions.

I strongly urge the members of this committee to continue to prioritize climate resiliency and that service members in the Lowcountry can continue to do what they do best.

I respectfully request the committee support this proposal so that Parris Island can continue to prepare our best and brightest to win our nation's battles in service to the country.

When any Federal executive agency or department including the Department of Defense proposes a project, it needs to engage in formal government-to-government consultation with any tribe that may be impacted by that project.

Treaties are the supreme law of the land; treaty rights held by a tribe cannot be diminished by the passage of time or by non-use.