I was on the judiciary Committee there, constantly fighting new mandatory minimums.

I think we need to allow a person--I mean, I understand punishment in crime, but the punishment needs to fit the crime.

Mr. Speaker, I applaud the gentleman and the coleader for leading this event for the Congressional Black Caucus under the leadership of Chairwoman Karen Bass. The Congressional Black Caucus is the conscience of this Congress. I don't know…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from New York (Mr. Delgado) for the introduction. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my support for H.R. 1649, the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act. As vice chair of the Small Business…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2142. H.R. 2142 is a commonsense bill to ease the burden that Federal regulations place on small businesses. As a small business owner myself, I…

So, you have the resources. Congress has given you the resources to hire as you need?

Our children are this country's most valuable asset, and, unfortunately, they are also the most vulnerable in our society.

That should be a part of our reformation for women.

It means everything if a mother could stay with her child. I don't know that to coming back to a nursery type situation without your child is going to do any good.

It is clear that as we look at this set of facts, emotion, passion, that there is much work to do to build on what we have done in this committee, prison reform first steps, sentencing reduction, much work to do as it relates to women.

It should be part of rehabilitation, strengthening those family bonds. It is what keeps them together.

We have to remember that I am an adult, and I accepted the consequences of my sentencing, but my children were the innocent victims in this, and that is who we have to focus on.

I have legislation moving through the Congress, unfortunately, it is stuck in the United States Senate--that deals with the birth of babies while incarcerated.

Employment authorization delays have been substantial. Delays in employment authorization have significant impact on many different stakeholders and can result in prolonged benching or even job loss.

So, you can expand your staffing levels if necessary?

USCIS has acknowledged that some policy changes have slowed processing and increased the overall case backlog.

If those same conditions were at another site, say McAllen--you may not have visited there--would that also require urgent attention?

Do you believe it's important that you have the opportunity to visit without notice?