"I am here to both thank you for your past and continued partnership on modernization issues..."
"I think, actually, implementation of the Staff and Member Academy really matters."
"Ideally, Congress is a place where policymaking happens in committees, not in leadership offices."
"That is one of the things that I think we are hoping to do."
"One of the recommendations of the Modernization Committee was, let's try, insofar as is possible, to make that an entirely bipartisan experience."
"I think there is going to be a push by the Fix Congress Caucus and by others: Focus on the schedule and calendar."
"We are not here enough. ... Ideally, we would be actually in D.C. more full days than travel days."
"Childcare in Washington State costs, on average, $1,000 per kid per month."
"I am making a personal plea that you look at this, specifically related to Naval Hospital Bremerton and labor and delivery."
"We are also working on a bill called the Midwives Act, which would direct the DOD to establish a 5-year pilot to evaluate the use of professional midwives under the TRICARE program."
"Congressman Newhouse and I just reintroduced a bill, called the Blue Ocean Energy Innovation Act, which would supercharge some of the work that is happening at PNNL and the Sequim Lab to develop blue ..."
"How can Congress and DOE work together to support programs like weatherization assistance to ensure folks can afford to heat and cool their homes?"