Rick Larsen: “I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.”

I will also take this time to recognize Republican Staff Director of T&I, Jack Ruddy, who is leaving at the end of the week, after more than 6 years of work on the committee and, of course, an additional 9 years directly with the chair…

For the second year in a row, FEMA is currently operating in Immediate Needs Funding.

Today I rise to honor and remember Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay Evans and Lieutenant Serena ``Dug'' Wileman, two naval aviators who died during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier on October 15. Lieutenant Commander Evans and…

I encourage all my colleagues to visit the Coast Guard, get out on the water, get up in the air with them, as I did in Pensacola, to truly see the value that they provide to our country.