Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from California for yielding. When I think of California and I think of conservation, I think of John Muir, the father of our national forests and the founder of the Sierra Club. We have a lot to be proud…

Mr. Speaker, the Keep Families Together Act is the only bill that is a real solution to the human tragedy of abuses of children, of family separation at our border. This bill prohibits the separation of children from their parents; limits…

But, in fact, this locks 82 percent of Dreamers out of citizenship, while dismantling the family immigration system and revoking approved petitions for 3 million family members who have paid fees and waited for years. This is not a…

Mr. Speaker, the voting machine did not record my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 284. ____________________

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the bill proposed by Speaker Ryan, a day after the big lie was finally admitted to by President Trump, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the resident White House sociopath…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, Mr. Polis, for his leadership on the Rules Committee. I respect the chairman of the Rules Committee, but I respectfully disagree. He has presided over a Rules Committee that has the most closed rules in…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this Republican partisan bill. Just a few days ago, I traveled to San Diego with several of our colleagues to see firsthand how current…

We have a President who has nominated--you know, we all understand Presidents nominate judges that reflect their political views.

I think that it is important to understand this request in the context in which we are currently living.

What we are seeing in this current administration is the presentation of judicial candidates the lack of qualifications and have views well outside the political norms.

We should pass the Raise the Wage Act, H.R. 15, a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 giving more than 41 million Americans a pay increase.

how do we get the wages up?

We need to have a recovery that is led by wages, not a recovery that is led by workers going into debt.

At this time I would also like to note that the mention of increased wages by Chair Walberg did not adjust for inflation.

We have not done the job to maintain the minimum wage.

Wage stagnation and inequality remain a burden on workers and a drag on the American economy.

What are the policies that can counterbalance that phenomenon?

Workers across the country are not getting a fair share of the wealth they helped create.