Rick Larsen

The decision by former Coast Guard leadership to conceal the existence of Operation Fouled Anchor hurt the Coast Guard.

There is not a relationship between gender dysphoria, transgender people, and sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Given the Coast Guard's past lack of transparency on these issues.

I encourage all colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this extension. We will get a bill by May 10, and we can all vote ``yes'' on that, as well. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

It is actually an impediment to tribal sovereignty.

The Government Accountability Office published a report February 2024 titled 'Puerto Rico Disasters: Progress Made, But the Recovery Continues to Face Challenges'

Thank you, Mr. Carbajal.

I would like to take a moment to formally recognize the work of the U.S. Navy, which is playing a leading role in Operation Prosperity Guardian.

As a country that depends on maritime trade, the United States must do everything to ensure resilient supply chains.

The Houthi threat requires an international response that goes beyond a justified response in attacking Houthi aggression.

Ninety percent of goods moved worldwide spend time on a ship.

The city of Mount Vernon has received a grant to put in electric vehicle charging stations at their new Library Commons project, a project I supported and will continue to support, so we need to break the EV bond that the United States has…

Ensuring that we continue to build on that success is essential, and the testimony our colleagues deliver today will aid us in that effort.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is delivering tangible results for communities all across the country.

This Committee is now working together on solving local water resources challenges and creating economic opportunity for the people we represent.

Including a diverse range of perspectives is essential to ensuring the work of this committee meets the needs of people from across the country.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for your commitment and working in a bipartisan manner to see this legislation over the finish line.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, is delivering tangible results for communities all across the country.

This hearing is happening at a very important time. After years of neglect, we are now seeing real and sustained investments in our Nation's water-related infrastructure.

Thank you, Chair Rouzer, for holding a second hearing on the development of the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA.

In the Pacific Northwest and across the entire country, businesses and communities understand the critical importance of ports, harbors, and inland waterways to keeping goods that we rely on moving.

Our ferry programs are critical to coastal communities. And the new programs that were created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law really funded around the low-emitting electric ferry will really help improve and also help expand service…

Congress provided $530 billion in the BIL for roads, bridges, transit, buses, ferries, and other infrastructure needs.

Today's hearing is another opportunity to highlight how federal infrastructure dollars are benefiting communities and building a cleaner, greener, safer and more accessible transportation system.

I applaud the Department's efforts to date on this front and the steps taken to address the unacceptably high rate of deaths.