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I rise today to recognize a public servant who has given nearly four decades to the people of Lewis County, Sheriff Rob Snaza. He is a man with a gentle spirit and a decisive character. He is eager to help others, not to be helped. He is…
What gives my colleague the right to represent a community? It is the choice of his voters. Nothing gives him the right to choose his successor. We cannot walk down this path. When we stand and say that everything around us is bad, it…
There are claims that this is not the work that we were sent here to do. Then what gives us the right to be here if not being sent here? There is a premise here. We have to be endowed with trust, and that has to be reciprocal with our…
The point is well made that Americans are suffering. A nonpayment of utility bills, people having their cars repossessed, people losing their businesses, people going without meals, that is in my community, and that is real. We do not…
Mr. Speaker, this is certainly not a game. This is certainly not a short strategy. It is long work to remain committed to the primacy of Americans' right to choose their elected representatives. Nothing validates the choice to subvert an…
Even Larry Hogan, the former Republican Governor of Maryland has said there is no clearer threat to American values than Project 2025.
I am extremely proud to see how our committee is generating sound and responsible legislation that will free up our nation's small businesses to focus on their core operations.
I am proud to co-lead this bill with Representative Stauber and I urge my colleagues on the committee to support it.
The SBA is tasked with ensuring that small businesses are given a fair shot at competing for federal contracting dollars.
We know that 40 percent of the nation's small business lending originates from community banks.
This is concerning to me because it means large businesses are getting this advantage that Congress intentionally set aside for the small guys.
Having actual small business owners at the table when these structural decisions are made I think is a critical facet.
I think it is important for us to dig into how SBA loan programs, which are meant for people like you and I, function or more frequently do not function.
One of the things that almost always comes up as a barrier to growth is access to affordable housing for their workforce.
Access to high-speed internet is essential to participating in the economy, including telehealth and telework.
That's why it is so important that the bipartisan infrastructure law provided almost $2 billion for the ReConnect Program.
We know that access to high-speed internet is essential to participating in the economy, including telehealth and telework.
I got some really good advice, meeting with community members, and they said do something about water and sewer costs.
Apprenticeship provides a really great opportunity for folks to get on-the-job training while they learn
Do something about water and sewer costs. It is something that touches every family in my district.
I would just like to contextualize my perspective today. I was raised in the church, I am a proud Christian, and Matthew 25:35 says, 'For I was poor'--'For I was hungry, and you gave me food.'
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