I rise today during National Police Week to honor the life and service of my constituent Mr Speaker I rise today to recognize disability pride month celebrated each July to commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act over the past year the fight for disability rights has become a personal one my battle with Progressive superclear policy or PSP has robbed me of my ability to use my full voice and move around in the ways that I used to I also never expected to be in a position to make history by being the first member to use an augmentative and alternative communication AAC device on the house floor my entire professional life has been built around using my voice as a prosecutor in the courtroom a politician out on the campaign Trail and a public servant fighting for my constituents on Capitol Hill a politician who can’t do public speaking will be a former politician before too long but this AI voice model has given me a new opportunity to have my voice heard and it reminds listeners that I’m still me it’s humanizing and it’s empowering