Once the hearing started it was all business as I questioned him on two critical issues facing West Michigan transportation—the enforcement of Essential Air Standards at the Muskegon Airport, where a change in the failing service provider is desperately needed, and about truck parking safety.
Did you know that nearly 1 in 15 jobs in Michigan is considered a trucking job?
Think about that.
Our truckers are essential to our economy and yet lack reliable access to safe parking when delivering their load. I’m proud to cosponsor the bipartisan Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act to help change that. You can watch me question Secretary Buttigieg here.
In SBC, the Republican majority held a "Hearing Reviewing the Committee’s Investigation into Online Censorship of Small Businesses." I just need to be honest – it was terribly unserious. This committee started with such promise, but has recently devolved into a partisan witch hunt. It’s no laughing matter.
The losers here are the small business owners of America, who need us conducting serious hearings on serious topics facing American Small businesses. I won’t stop working to do just that.
Showing Up with Action
[not] Just for Fun
I’m always looking for some wholesome, useful ways to spend my time after votes in DC, and my faithful readers know that I love to join in any bipartisan efforts, especially for a good cause.
Well, this year, two of my big events coincided in the same week. First up, the Congressional Women’s Softball Game where we raised nearly a million dollars for the Young Survival Coalition—a group that supports young breast cancer survivors around the country. Republicans and Democrats team up to play the press. Sadly, we didn’t bring home the W, but we had fun and raised money for a great cause in the process.
