I invite my colleagues to join Democrats in investing in public education and evidence-based choice programs so every family can send their child to a high-quality, accountable, and safe public school.

I find it very concerning that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle consistently criticize public schools.

I invite my colleagues to join democrats in investing in public education.

I am disappointed to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle supporting low-quality education options instead of following the evidence and research.

Our public education system is a bedrock of our democratic republic, and I will note that it is not a commodity.

This hearing is a much-needed focus on how the ESA is or is not working.

I rise on Mental Health Monday in defense of the transgender community. Last year, lawmakers introduced 315 anti-LGBTQI+ bills. During that same year, a national survey found that 45 percent of LGBTQI+ youths seriously considered suicide…

What is really going on here? The question is what is going on on the 3 million acres that would be removed from this protection.

This Administration has made matters worse by rewriting regulations on critical habitat and uplisting of species without appropriate safeguards.

Only 3 percent of listed species have been recovered, while existing listings and ESA regulations have been used as tools that many times harm communities.

I am grateful to be joined today by several Members who represent this region but who are not on the Natural Resources Committee.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God.

California is obviously terrifically important to America--40 million people, 15 percent of the nation's GDP.

Let me start again by thanking Representative Valadao and Representative Duarte for their help in organizing this important hearing.

The IRA was a critical first step at systemically lowering the prices of prescription drugs for Americans.

I am going to go out and have all these town hall meetings, and I am going to hold that up.

People care a whole lot about this matter of getting mugged at the pharmacy counter.

Your bill with Senator Grassley should make it more difficult for PBMs to hide profits from regulators.