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It is simply wrong to ask people to send you back to Washington if they don`t have trust in you.

Obviously, officials, out of the Trump administration were taking steps to make sure that potential evidence involved in January 6 would not be there. I really do think that the Justice Department has to investigate the loss of this kind…

I don`t think there`s any question that when you go from agency to agency and find out that key messages have been deleted, something`s going on here that resembles very clearly a conspiracy.

We are grateful to the efforts of Senator Padilla and Senator Feinstein to help us attain that goal while righting an historical wrong.

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act, which I introduced today. While some airports are already using renewable energy systems to enhance the energy efficiency of their power…

By restoring these lands to the Karuk Tribe, who were the original stewards of such lands, the Karuk Tribe can exercise its tribal sovereignty and traditional practices without interruption.

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of legislation that I introduced today along with Senators Booker, Wyden, Duckworth, Padilla, and Warren: the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act. This is a companion to…

By traveling to Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy, reaffirming that the freedoms of Taiwan and all democracies must be respected.

Our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner as it defends itself, and its freedom.

We cannot stand by as the Chinese Communist Party proceeds to threaten Taiwan and democracy itself.

I'm also concerned about the actions of the Inspector General. He sat on this stuff for months and months and months as well. And now he has ordered the Department to stop the forensic analysis of the phones which we need. We need that to…

Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. Let me, of course, thank Representative Neguse for his strong leadership on these issues, as well as Leader Hoyer for getting this bill to the floor…

Mr. Speaker, we are the only country in the world where mass shootings continually happen. They happen in schools, grocery stores, malls, hospitals, parades, you name it. In America, there has not been a single week in 2022 without a mass…

Madam Chair, last year, my home State of California experienced the worst year for wildfires in the entire history of the State. As of this morning, the Oak Fire is burning just outside my district. It has consumed over 100 homes and…

Mr. Speaker, America doesn't have to be the only country where mass shootings occur, sometimes daily. Sometimes I hear people say, ``Well, it is a mental health problem.'' I will tell you what, people have mental health problems in…

Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his leadership on this issue. Climate change has brought the most severe drought to the West in hundreds and hundreds of years, and it has created an environment where wildfires are…

Our nation has watched in unspeakable horror as assault weapons have been used in massacre after massacre and communities across the country. We know that an assault weapon ban can work because it has worked before.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Passage of the…