Tom Graves serves as the Vice Chair, and we work as partners.

Thank you, Chairwoman Davis. I want to thank Chairperson Lofgren and Ranking Member Davis for hosting today's Member Day hearing.

The Committee is truly bipartisan, with six Democrats and six Republicans.

We have been tremendously fortunate to work closely with the Committee on House Administration, and I look forward to our continued collaboration.

I thank Representative Haaland, not just for giving me some time to speak, but for being such a terrific leader and being such an important voice, both for her district, and for people all over this country. She, along with Sharice Davids…

I appreciate the work that the DOD has done since then, along with its industry partners to try to right those issues.

The work we do to make sure we have the backs of those who serve is the most important work we do.

I am honored to represent more military veterans than any Democrat in Congress.

We cannot leave frontline communities behind.

Transitioning to a climate-forward economy represents an opportunity to mobilize our economy and create high quality jobs.

These actions are wrongheaded.

America should be leading the way in combating climate change--not sitting on the sidelines.

The scientific consensus is that we need to achieve the critical goal of economywide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Climate change is real, and it requires bold action.

We have a moral obligation to act.

Sadly, that commitment to science and that sense of urgency have been absent from the Trump Administration.

These actions are wrongheaded. To protect our communities, our national security, and our economic interests, we have a moral obligation to act.

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 thank Congresswoman Lofgren for yielding and for her leadership on this critical election security package. Mr. Chairman, foreign interests shouldn't be able to influence American elections, period. That is not a Democratic notion. It is…

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.

Almost 7 years ago, Austin Tice, an American journalist, disappeared in Syria. Since the day he vanished, his parents, family, friends, and supporters have tirelessly worked to ensure that no stone is left unturned and no avenue ignored in…

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

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