It is impossible to meet this era's declining challenges without African contributions and leaderships.

Madam Speaker, I thank my great caucus cochair and good friend, Congresswoman Lois Frankel, for this bill. I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the Speaker for her extraordinary work in this area. I sit…

Madam Speaker, this is not a Democrat or Republican issue. This is about stopping sexual predators. For decades, Larry Nassar abused young girls on the U.S. women's national gymnastics team. At least 265 young women and girls--265…

Madam Speaker, from day one, House Democrats have worked for the people and passed historic legislation to address the challenges facing our country, and clearly, the American people resoundingly supported our efforts. Democrats passed the…

I think there needs to be an absolute comprehensive review.

I'm not going to sugarcoat this. This is a scandal, and it's one that each and every one of you need to take ownership of.

You've got to take ownership of it.

That's, frankly, BS.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the House passage of my bipartisan bill to designate the Palm Desert VA Clinic in memory of Seymour ``Sy'' Kaplan. Sy was a decorated World War II veteran with a relentless passion for service. He…

In order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar.

For too long, the Federal Government has failed to live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to the Tribe, leaving them in the current water crisis.

This is a moral failure of our own making, and it is a direct result of a broken promise made by the Federal Government.

It is unacceptable that members of the Tule River Tribe or any Tribe for that matter should face a daily struggle for water.

Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 8987) to amend…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act to improve efforts at the Department of Justice to hold polluters accountable and to build capacity at State, local, and Tribal governments to do the…

What is ICE doing to ensure that individuals in ICE detention are informed about their right to an abortion?

Eventually that comes to a question of budget and resources, in which this Committee and the Senate and the Congress as a whole needs to be involved, so please keep us posted.

I am glad you bring up the question of care beyond the test.