Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge Act, along with my California colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. As our country's population grows, so does the need for infrastructure like…

I hope that continues. I am concerned that this issue of abortion may cause some women to rethink and to think that they should not be in the military.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. Just over 2 years ago, I joined Congressman McCaul to introduce the CHIPS for America Act to reassert American leadership in the strategically important…

Madam Speaker, in the first 15 months of the Joe Biden Presidency, over 8.3 million jobs were created, the most in U.S. history. For the last 6 weeks, because of the relentless efforts of the White House and of Joe Biden to reduce gas…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, legislation to further extend telehealth policies that have been critical to providing care during the pandemic through the end of 2024…

Congressman Ted Lieu from California, actually introduced legislation specifically to do that, which has not yet passed.

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this. Telehealth is critical for rural and low-income communities like many in my district, and I absolutely support this bill. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth was widely…

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act. Telehealth has been life changing for so many, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased access to telehealth has benefited a wide range of…

Narrowing the companionship services exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act could drive up health care costs across Southern California and the United States.

H.R. 4827 imposes burdensome mandates, and it is going to be--health care cost is just going to rise up.

H.R. 4827 imposes burdensome mandates on families that will inevitably raise the cost of domestic services.

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. I have been working on telehealth and telemedicine for nearly three decades, since my time in the California State Senate. As founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Telehealth…

He told me he does have some responsibility for what happened. And he needs to acknowledge that.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. The two bills before us for consideration, H.R. 263 and H.R. 4040, will increase access to critical healthcare services and improve public safety. I am proud of Representative Liz Cheney…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. It is unfortunate that we fail--some of us on this floor--to recognize that the lead author of this bill is a Republican member of their caucus. Unfortunately, it is a Republican…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Working together means meeting each other in the middle when we agree or disagree on an issue, finding middle ground. That is what this bill does because some Republicans and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I absolutely agree that we can do more than one thing at a time. But unfortunately, today should be a day that we are working together in a bipartisan way, again, to expand access to…

Mr. Speaker, today Democrats are talking about expanding access to healthcare and helping our constituents live healthy lives. That is what Democrats are bringing to the floor today in a bipartisan way. But yet here we are with some…