Remarks
February 2, 2026
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member McGovern, members of the Rules Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. While the moment certainly feels familiar, the issues before us remain critically important. Let me start with a simple reminder: legislating is challenging by design. The path here may have been different than expected, but our responsibility is the same – to fund the government and keep it working for the nation. Members are already acquainted with the legislation at hand. The underlying package was assembled and passed by the House two weeks ago and represents the final six FY26 appropriations measures. It has now been sent back with a Senate amendment that fully funds five divisions for the year and places the remaining division – the Department of Homeland Security – under a two-week continuing resolution.
January 22, 2026
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. This bill marks the final measure in our FY26 agenda. Our work here is about one of our most important duties: keeping the American people and our homeland safe.
January 22, 2026
Thank you. Chairman Cole – we cannot thank you enough for your steadfast leadership and clear-eyed purpose to return us back to regular order, culminating today in the passage of the four final appropriations bills.
I rise today in strong support of my bill, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026. This legislation was a true bipartisan effort by all four corners of Defense Appropriations. I would like to thank the Ranking Member and my friend, Betty McCollum for her partnership on this legislation. I would also like to thank the entire Defense Appropriations Subcommittee staff for their tireless work and thoughtful recommendations throughout the process.
January 22, 2026
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the consolidated appropriations package before the House today. With this legislation, we are a step closer to completing full-year appropriations that right-size our priorities with updated funding levels. As Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, I’d like to highlight the THUD division of this package. But, before I do, I’d like to thank Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Clyburn for his partnership. The THUD division is a deliberate shift away from bloated bureaucracy and unfocused spending, and back toward the core responsibilities of the federal government.
January 22, 2026
Madam Speaker: I rise today in support of the final FY26 appropriations package, which completes the culmination of hard work and fulfills our commitment to the American people. As Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I was honored to lead the effort to rein in spending and secure an America First future, while also ensuring these bills provide funding for critical projects that support jobs and growth in our districts.
January 22, 2026
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The legislation before us is part of the final chapter of the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process. This is where months of work turn into results.
January 22, 2026
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in strong support of the homeland security bill under consideration. As the Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, I’d like to thank the Full Committee chair, Mr. Cole, for his leadership in helping to return us to regular order and producing a series of bills that will fully fund the government by the January 30th deadline.
January 21, 2026
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member McGovern, and esteemed members of the Rules Committee, I thank you for your warm welcome and your kind invitation to testify today. We have not been strangers in recent weeks, and this final stretch is the culmination of hard work and commitment.
January 14, 2026
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7006. This full-year funding bill to carry out our nation’s foreign policy is historic in many ways.
January 14, 2026
I would like to thank Chairman Cole for yielding and for his leadership, together with Ranking Member DeLauro, Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Collins, Vice Chair Murray, Senate FSGG Chairman Hagerty and Ranking Member Reed. I appreciate all their work on this bill.
