Remarks

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. I appear before you today on H.R. 7006, a two-bill package covering the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2026.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, as Chairman of the CJS Subcommittee, I rise in support of H.R. 6938. From national security and law enforcement to American innovation and space exploration, the CJS bill before us puts the nation on a path to greatness while reinforcing President Trump’s bold agenda on trade and combating illicit drug trafficking.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to begin consideration of H.R. 6938 today, which includes the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank Chairman Cole for yielding time. I rise in strong support of H.R. 6938. As Chairman of the Energy and Water Development subcommittee, I worked hard to ensure this bill includes many House Republican priorities.

I rise today in support of H.R. 6938, a three-bill package covering the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2026. These bills are the product of bipartisan, bicameral consensus and are grounded in a member-driven process.

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. I appear before you today on H.R. 6938, a three-bill package covering the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment appropriations measures for fiscal year 2026.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.