I encourage my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that addresses an emerging national security issue, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank Chair Grijalva for keeping the vision alive of educating our future leaders that will bring to us the solutions and resolutions of conflict issues around Native American self-determination and so much more. We feel the Udall…

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring an American patriot who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Nation. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring a dedicated local public servant, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for bringing us the story of such bravery and sacrifice, because across this country Dreamers are participating in every single aspect of our lives, whether it be defending our country in the United States or abroad…

I thank the gentleman for sharing the economic impacts of DACA recipients because we need to highlight that; that any opposition to the American Dream and Promise Act is not based on the benefits it brings to our country because the…

I thank Representative Ruiz for bringing Sky and Sage to the floor of the House today, because as we look at these beautiful, intelligent, curious children--and curious is one of the best things to be, you know, because that means you are…

I thank Representative Garcia. We know that Americans want DACA to be codified. They want our Dreamers to live here. Indeed, in the United States we know that a bipartisan poll conducted in October 2022 found overwhelming support…

I was not present on December 2, 2022 during the Roll Call No. 500 vote, H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO…

I rise today to ask the Senate to send H.R. 2930, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, to the President's desk for his signature. The need for this legislation is pretty straightforward. In 2016, the Governor of the Pueblo of…

through the Chair, I just want to take a moment to articulate the same commitment publicly, and we look forward to working with my colleague from Alaska, who has been so helpful in putting the STOP Act to a successful resolution. I look…

we can appropriate the funds, the President can sign bills into law, but when the funds don't actually make it to help reduce and resolve the problems on the ground, then we have not finished our job.

Yes, every citizen should be treated the same.

With natural disasters becoming ever more frequent, it is imperative to rethink the way the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is being implemented.

we need to look at it as a Congress--there are statutory constraints.

the Stafford Act right now cannot do what the communities need.

The focal point of S. 4896 is augmentation projects on Jemez and Zia lands that benefits all users.

I certainly appreciate the work that has been done on each of these two pieces of legislation and bringing communities together.