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We stopped relying on stigma to drive our Federal policy.

When President Biden took office, COVID was ravaging our families, and our economy, and thousands of Americans were dying every day.

We changed that. Today, 3 years later, nearly 700 million shots of COVID vaccines have gone into the arms of Americans.

China has taken an expansive, unlawful territorial claim to the South China Sea, and they have ignored international law.

But when Congress does that, what they are not doing is using our taxpayer dollars to address the problems that the Chinese Communist Party is actually causing.

Republicans have told us today that China poses an existential threat to the United States.

China is ruthlessly expanding its power, breaking the rule of law.

Some of us are fine also providing defensive weapons, but do not want to just give a carte blanche to Netanyahu.

I believe that it was politically understandable but strategically erroneous from the beginning to link the Israel-Gaza conflict with the Russia-Ukraine war.

Fifty-six Members of Congress, including Speaker Pelosi and myself, wrote a letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken asking them to stop any offensive weapons transfer to Israel.

What you need is a relatively inexpensive Coast Guard cutter and funding for good Coasties who want to serve their country.

I always tell people, don't do what California does, it will just cost you.

With 500-plus route-miles serving more than 20 million people, how does Metrolink prioritize investments in infrastructure?

The Republicans didn't leave those pieces of legislation that Reagan and others have signed. They left us, OK?

This reminds me of our long debates on this issue 20 years ago, when we debated in the legislature about extension cords for battery-electric cars.

Freight rail is essential to our nation's economy.

I hope when the NTSB's final East Palestine report comes out in June that we will be able to quickly turn to this issue.

I championed this investment long before arriving to Congress and appreciate the work my predecessor, former Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Chair David Price, did to develop this intercity passenger rail route.