They are telling us now that they`re going to have a nationwide ban on abortion, and it`s up to us in 2022, to stop them in their tracks, and again, protect our health care.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his extraordinary leadership in bringing this very important legislation to the floor. I commend the chairman, as well as Mr. Mike Thompson, the chair of our Gun Violence Prevention…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. While the tragic loss of 19 precious children and 2 teachers in Uvalde, Texas, and the disgusting racially motivated slaughter in Buffalo, New…

Mr. Speaker, the Congresswoman from Michigan, Debbie Dingell, is correct. It is the intent that the Department of Justice promulgate regulations to govern the application of Section 12005, including defining the terms `serious,'…

Mr. Speaker, I associate myself with the comments of my esteemed colleague from Michigan. Under California law, `dating relationship' means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in honor and memory of one of my constituents who was killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017, Michelle Vo. I also rise in the memory of the kids who were…

Mr. Speaker, Democrats and Republicans are not the same. While Democrats are working to pass this gun safety legislation for the people, Republicans have whipped their Members to oppose it. Democrats and Republicans are not the same. With…

We’ve got to make it as easy on women as possible.

This is the greatest setback for women’s rights in the history of this country. It pains me to think that I have had this right and that my daughter won’t have this right.

I have recommended to the President. We should have a summit on women’s autonomy and right to make these decisions on her own.

The Supreme Court now has become a weapon of the far right.

I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child I lost a baby. But for you to stand on this floor and to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is…

Mr. Speaker, in Uvalde, Texas, children were killed in an elementary school. This is one of 128--128--mass shootings in America over the last 40 years. It is time to act. This is not perfect legislation. But if we can save one, two, three…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Fairness for Farmworkers Act, which I introduced today. Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, farmworkers continued to keep our country going. This was especially true in California--the…

Mr. President, I rise to proudly recognize the outstanding public service of Ackley Padilla, my brother, who is retiring after nearly two decades of helping to lead the city of Los Angeles. Ackley is a proud son of Pacoima, CA--and I know…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Helping People Experiencing Substance Use Disorder and Homelessness Act, which I introduced today. Housing is a fundamental social determinant of health, and unhoused individuals are often…

Mr. President, the first thing you need to know about picking radishes is that it is hard work. You have to work literally on your knees, and you pick each radish out of the ground by hand--no machines, no tools. I learned how to pick…

A woman`s right to choose, reproductive freedom is on the ballot in November. We cannot allow them to take charge, so that they can institute their goal, which is to criminalize reproductive freedom.