"We are not here enough. ... Ideally, we would be actually in D.C. more full days than travel days."
"Childcare in Washington State costs, on average, $1,000 per kid per month."
"I am making a personal plea that you look at this, specifically related to Naval Hospital Bremerton and labor and delivery."
"We are also working on a bill called the Midwives Act, which would direct the DOD to establish a 5-year pilot to evaluate the use of professional midwives under the TRICARE program."
"We must continue working together to actually address the problems that we are facing and make sure DHS has the basic resources that it needs."
"I hope that we can all agree the Department of Homeland Security does essential work that should not be undermined or short-changed by partisan infighting."
"We have got to make sure that we do the utmost to make sure people are being treated humanely."
"Our security depends on our ability to do all of that while effectively stopping threats, like drug smugglers, and fentanyl, sex, and labor traffickers."
"I am very frustrated by recent reports on the overuse of isolation from the general population at ICE facilities."
"I would really like you to commit to an independent investigation conducted by an entity outside of the Department to inspect the conditions and practices at that ICE facility in Tacoma."
"I really strongly caution that ICE needs to take these unsafe, inhumane conditions... very seriously when you consider renewing the contract at that facility."
"the President has repeatedly sought support from Congress to fund critical needs on our border... funding that provides a humane environment for some of the most vulnerable people in our hemisphere."
