U.S. State Attorneys General

I am a person who understands how important representation is.

I have been a Member of Congress for about 11 months, and I want to give my constituents a quick update on some of the bipartisan work that we have done. Our office has been able to bring about $90 million back into the district. A big…

So can somebody respond to me, do you have something in writing that says here are all the different things that we're going to need to do to mitigate what happens in a disaster so that you can continue to provide services to the Veterans?

In August, Hawaii experienced our worst natural disaster since becoming a State in 1959 and the deadliest wildfire in our country since 1918.

And that includes instances where your infrastructure and facilities are destroyed during a natural disaster. There's a plan B?

Thank you. This is for Dr. Balbus--am I pronouncing correctly? So in your testimony, you stated that the climate-related extreme weather events and disasters can disrupt healthcare systems at multiple points, creating a surge in healthcare…

The asylum system needs to be reformed from top to bottom.

What we are seeing on northern borders are two and three times more, almost 500 individuals on the terrorist watch list attempted to enter the U.S. northern border points of entry.

It is never a known commodity or quantity, the number of people that will show up, the number of refugees that will need help.

If we do not have those Stabilization Funds, we destabilize not just families across America, but our economy.

The Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on its promises--lowering costs for families, protecting American lives from the devastating impacts of challenges like the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic.

The investments within HHS complement the request across other agencies and are needed to meet the needs of the American people, support our communities, and protect our Nation and its interests.

To continue that forward movement will require ongoing attention and adequate funding.

We work closely and depend on each other regularly to address critical domestic priorities and national security interests.

The asylum system needs to be reformed from top to bottom.

We are a long way from the southern border, but I will tell you that looking at the numbers that we see coming across our northern border...

What we are seeing on northern borders are two and three times more, almost 500 individuals on the terrorist watch list attempted to enter the U.S. northern border points of entry.

We need to see some reforms. That just putting more money into a broken system does not give people the confidence that they need.

The administration's supplemental request of $1.6 billion seems to be a step in the right direction.

It is never a known commodity or quantity, the number of people that will show up, the number of refugees that will need help.

There is not a State or not a community in America that does not need more assistance to tackle the opioid crisis now driven mostly by fentanyl.

If we do not have those Stabilization Funds, we destabilize not just families across America, but our economy.

The Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on its promises--lowering costs for families, protecting American lives from the devastating impacts of challenges like the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic.

The investments within HHS complement the request across other agencies and are needed to meet the needs of the American people, support our communities, and protect our Nation and its interests.