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The Water Resources Development Act: A roadmap to common ground
North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District is known for its beautiful waterways and beaches as well as the rich agricultural fields that dominate the landscape in Southeastern North Carolina.
Safeguarding construction workers protects transportation investments
Too often, we underestimate the difficulties and dangers roadway workers face while building and maintaining our roads, highways, and bridges.
Life in the fast lane: How express lanes unlock mobility
Has bad traffic ever made you show up late to a baseball game or dance recital? Miss the big work presentation? Come home after dinner is over and the dishes are done?
Fueling flight: Utilizing biofuels in aviation
Farmers feed the nation and the world, and with new technology and innovation, farmers will fuel flight as well.
Prosperity and security flow through U.S. ports
My home state of Alaska is roughly three times the size of Texas at low tide, and we have the longest coastline in the entire country.
The power of choice: How air travel became more affordable and available for all
This summer, a record number of travelers are booking tickets, packing bags and heading to the airport. I am one of the millions of passengers buckling up and taking off.
Navigating shoal waters: The Coast Guard’s funding challenge
As chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, I have had the privilege of meeting many dedicated and capable men and women who serve in our nation's Coast Guard.
Call ‘red light’ on federally funded revenue traps
The federal government is incredibly skilled at one thing finding new and abhorrent ways to waste your hard-earned tax dollars.
To keep kids safe online, don’t cut constitutional corners
The American people have heard a lot from their elected representatives about the need to protect children online.
KOSA: A solution in search of a problem
Everybody agrees that children need to be safe online. But the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is not the solution it's little more than a grab bag of concerns and mandates not up to the task.
KOSA is a poor substitute for parenting
Good parenting was always a lot of work, but guarding kids' online mental health has added to the parental load.
The government already does too much. Don’t let it parent our kids, too.
Virtually every American can agree that parents know what's best for their children.
Under ruse of protecting kids, Congress tries to join the global censorship regime
In just seven months, governments worldwide have launched a coordinated assault on digital free speech, signaling a global trend toward regulating online discourse.
Necessity, not nostalgia: Why we need to rebuild the Key Bridge
On the early morning of March 26th, 2024, a shipping vessel the size of the Eiffel Tower and the weight of the Washington Monument collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
Addressing rural transportation challenges in coastal Virginia
Virginia's 1st District encompasses some of the most unique transportation challenges in the country.
The Biden administration is choosing radical environmentalists over American infrastructure
On his first day in office, President Biden made quick work of handing down an unprecedented number of executive orders to undo years of the Trump administration's careful efforts to protect the American West.
America needs transmission
Roads and bridges are likely among the first things you think of when someone mentions infrastructure. Yet another very important piece of infrastructure quite literally powers our country.
Bipartisan FAA bill is a win for the American people
There's an old saying among pilots: "If you build a mile of highway, it'll take you a mile, but if you build a mile of runway, it can take you anywhere."
Putting America on the road to success
Revitalizing our infrastructure will ensure that America remains interconnected a nation united not only by asphalt, steel, and telecom cables, but by the promise of opportunity for all.
Making progress for our nation’s infrastructure industry
I am honored to serve as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in the 118th Congress.
