Rick Larsen: “Ensuring safety in every mode of transportation should always be this committee's top priority.”

Mr. Speaker, last month marked the 1-year anniversary of the D.C. midair collision where a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 near Washington National Airport, or DCA, tragically claiming all 67…

There's never been a more important time for the United States to maintain and expand its leadership in the Arctic.

Thank you, Chairman Webster, for calling this hearing on a topic of great importance: icebreaking capabilities.

Yes, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts needs structural renovations. No, the administration cannot use that need to strong arm the board into putting the president’s name on the facade; the courts already ruled against…