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Thank you for being here for our first legislative markup, the 119th
for the 119th Congress, this committee has a rich bipartisan history
which will continue in that spirit with the bills we've worked together
on today and each of these bipartisan pieces of legislation, each
of these pieces of legislation was passed by the House last Congress,
and I'm proud that we'll be moving
this forward, and I think specifically unless you're a freshman member,
you either voted for these in committee, as they are with maybe technical
changes. or on the floor, except for the freshman. We, we must make
sure that government stands ready to partner with innovators to continue
promoting technological advancement. One bill proposed today will
help improve wireless service for farmers utilizing precision agriculture.
Another will work to improve American cybersecurity and protect our
networks from bad actors. Together, these bills can help to prepare
our infrastructure to with cyber threats, while also ensuring our
wireless infrastructure is calibrated to the needs of the 21st century.
I think the sponsors. for their leadership and continue work getting
the bills across the the finish line. We'll also be continuing our
work to show up America's supply chains and secure our critical infrastructure.
Our adversaries are constantly launching threats to our supply chains,
especially in critical industries emphasizing the need for greater
resiliency. Legislation like the global investment in American Jobs
Act will help attract more investment in the United States, supporting
our American workers. Bolstering American manufacturing and reducing
our reliance on China should be priorities for us all. And I look
forward to advancing legislation to do that. Next, we will consider
legislation to protect Americans from potentially dangerous products
and technologies. The awning, Safety Act of 2025 will instruct the
CPSA to create um a a safety standard for fixed.
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his life in a nonni accident. I again want to thank all the sponsors
and advocates who helped us make this legislation the best it can
be. Always say the work we do here in the house affects people in
their homes, and I think that is on display with the legislation
we are considering today. We have a lot more work to do this Congress,
but I'm proud that we're able to start with this bipartisan legislation
that unites this committee in securing American leadership and eliminating
unnecessary risk to people's safety. I thank you all for the work
and I thank everybody for working together and I look forward to
advancing these bills to the full House, and I will yield back my
time and I
