Marilyn Strickland

You may know our time through records and history books, but I hope you remember that we were ordinary people as well. Our system is imperfect, but it rests on a simple and powerful idea: that people can govern themselves, debate their…

I ask you one more time: Who are we as a nation? And more importantly, who are you?

Previous NDAA bills have authorized service secretaries to grant waivers to families applying for the Basic Needs Allowance who otherwise would not be eligible based on the inclusion of the BAH.

One of the issues I've heard is that one of the major drivers of food insecurity is lack of access.

Excluding BAH makes a member appear artificially impoverished and diminishes the value of a member's hard-earned military compensation and the value of the member's military service.

If we were to bring our barracks up to what I call safe, habitable, something that doesn't look run-down or uninhabitable like we saw on these slides, what would the price tag be for that?

I represent Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the largest military installations on the west coast.

I think about how parents would feel if they went to dormitory to drop off their kids at the university and if some of those pictures existed, hell would be raised.

But I think solving the problem means coming up with a dollar amount and not being afraid to say it is a lot of money.

An increasing amount of evidence shows that wood has beneficial effects in almost all parts of the indoor climate.

Thank you and your Department for all the work that you have been doing to successfully deploy infrastructure funding.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana will be postponed. {time} 0930 Amendment No. 64 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR…

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 1 minute remaining.

Congress must support an inspector general position that ensures military equal opportunity programs work and sounds the alarm when extremism takes root in our military. What we are seeing here today is a small group of MAGA extremists…

That is why I have introduced with Rep. Gonzalez-Colon the bipartisan Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act, to ensure Coasties are treated the same as other members of the DoD.

As you have seen, last week, some extremist Republicans indicated that they would be willing to shut down the Government rather than keep their party's promises on Government funding levels.

I know how critical it is to ensure that local, State, and Federal governments all work together.

My home State of Washington has been a long-time supporter and investor in intercity passenger rail.

It is time. You said the word 'embarrassment.' I mean, Phoenix is the fifth most populous city in the United States of America and it does not have access to intercity rail service.

I look forward to strengthening this Federal partnership and making sure that when we put these dollars to use in communities that they are doing exactly what they intended.

The United States has a long and proud tradition of offering immigrants a path to citizenship through military service.

I will remind my colleagues that these protections are meant to prevent environmental disasters. We see all across the country radioactive water spills, water crises, chemical pollutants seeping into groundwater and poisoning communities…

I am very honored that the 117th did pass this.

In my home State of Washington, the State has already committed over $152 million in Federal funds for highway and bridge projects.