Any claim that these maps are discriminatory is absurd and unsupported by the testimony offered during ten days of hearings.

I think that spiritual element really matters in a world that can use a little bit more of that.

Members of the Oregon National Guard, who are our friends and neighbors, have been away from their families and jobs for 50 days on an unnecessary deployment.

I don’t know there’s a more important location than the rainforest.

If the Trump administration cared half as much about public safety as it does about pardoning cop-beaters, violating people's rights, and detaining U.S. citizens and their kids, our communities would be much safer.

We'll see the U.S. Department of Justice in court.

The one area that consistently gets overlooked in the climate discussion is biodiversity.

never should have illegally deployed our troops in the first place.

This will increase competition & drive down costs.

This confirms what we have always known: This is about normalizing military forces in American cities.

We've seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color. This is not making us safer. It's stoking fear and dividing our community.

is aware of reports that the Border Patrol is bringing its operation to Raleigh. Once again, I call on federal agents to target violent criminals, not neighbors walking down the street, going to church, or putting up Christmas decorations…

We need to put the shutdown behind us, end the circular firing squad, and remember why we're in this situation.

We’re glad they’re finally coming home. It’s long overdue.

Don’t ask me to assume failure on the effort that we’re undertaking.

Frankly, I viewed the situation last weekend as we had no path, none, to a health care fix until we reopened government.

I don’t need to freelance opinions about House leadership.

So we need to look both in the short term and in the long term for how we address the cost of health care.