This is Sara. Sara is a 17-year-old Palestinian girl whose entire body was burned by an Israeli bomb. She could not seek immediate medical attention because the IDF had her home surrounded. It is a miracle that she survived. Her brother…

2 years ago, a gunman drove to a Black neighborhood with an assault rifle in his hand and hate in his heart, opening fire and killing 10 people in Buffalo, New York. He was radicalized by the great replacement theory, a white supremacist…

This week we recognize Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the month of May as Jewish Heritage Month. We honor the 6 million Jewish lives lost to anti-Semitism, hatred, and violence. The Holocaust is not a distant memory. It…

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. I thank America's teachers for all that they do for our children, families, and our country. As a former educator, I know exactly the sacrifices they make each and every day…

I thank Representative Jackson for his leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, prior to coming to Congress, I worked in education for 20 years. I started my career as an elementary school teacher in the South Bronx before…

I have had guns pulled on me multiple times by law enforcement simply for being a Black man in America, and now I see guns being drawn on peaceful protesters at Columbia University. When I was 11 years old, I was the victim of police…

Had I been present, I would have voted Nay on Roll Call No. 143. ____________________

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership, and I thank her for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am telling America, the rent is too damn high. I repeat, the rent is too damn high. It remains too damn high for the majority of Americans. We believe…

We are facing a mental health crisis. Yesterday, I introduced the ACCESS in Mental Health Act to highlight an issue that is critical to our democracy and our collective mental health. Everyone deserves access to diverse mental health…

It is painfully obvious to myself, my colleagues, and the American people that the Republican Party is deeply unserious and unable to legislate. Their censure resolution against me today continues to demonstrate their inability to govern…

Millions of Americans are struggling to put food on their tables, pay their rent, and keep the electricity on. Can we address the issue of gun violence. Just this week, we broke the record for the most mass shootings in a year and we have…

During rollcall No. 544 on H.R. 4394, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Garamendi The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on…