Today I rise in honor of the five individuals who were killed this past weekend in a mass shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington. Sarai Lara was a 16-year-old sophomore at Mount Vernon High School, a cancer survivor, and…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 5957, the FAA Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016. Last November, after passing the House and the Senate by unanimous consent, the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act was signed into law. That…

This is going to be one of the largest habitat restoration efforts in the U.S. It is integral to our own State's Puget Sound Action Agenda, which includes recovery and protection of several fish and mammal species and the fulfillment of…

I want to thank General Jackson and the Army Corps team for your work as well, the local folks on the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project, and our Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, as well those who worked with…

But with that immense promise comes the need to make sure that we have a robust safety framework in place, and it is not an easy thing to achieve particularly as Congress is cautious to not overregulate this nascent industry.

This committee has not convened a hearing on commercial space transportation since 2009, and I think we can all agree that there have been many exciting advancements in the industry that have occurred over the last 7 years.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for calling this hearing to take a closer look at the FAA's oversight of commercial space transportation.

It has been 7 years since this particular committee or subcommittee has had a hearing on commercial space.

Among other things, I hope this hearing will help inform and encourage progress on a timely FAA reauthorization bill.

You know, for all my life I have thought if only my birthday we could have a hearing on air traffic control staffing.

I agree with the distinguished gentleman from Texas that Russia has changed. The threat of loose nuclear material has not changed. Nuclear material in Russia is far more vulnerable than in the United States, and stolen nuclear material…

This amendment aims to remedy a provision in the base text that could unnecessarily hamstring the vital work of preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear material. Section 3115 of the NDAA prohibits collaboration with Russia on atomic…