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I hope the House will act quickly on this legislation.

Yesterday I introduced the bipartisan Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, along with my partner Representative Castro.

This bill would designate Hong Kongers as Priority 2 refugees, streamlining the refugee admission process.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge support for my amendment, including in the En Bloc Amendment, that would provide the Office of Tribal Affairs created in this bill with the responsibility of ensuring that the Department of Transportation has in…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 7301, legislation to provide help to our renters, homeowners, and landlords who are at risk of becoming homeless. The bill would strengthen and renew critical protections to ensure that…

Madam Speaker, today, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1425. Right now, we must deliver the most effective treatments to patients infected with COVID-19 and all those suffering from other life- threatening illnesses. Breaking down barriers to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7120--George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. This legislation has been a long time coming and for many it has arrive too little too late. Our nation is a work in progress, and we will…

Madam President, I continue reading the letter from the Birmingham jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: I had hoped the white moderate would see this need. Perhaps I was too optimistic; perhaps I expected too much. I suppose I should have…

This hearing, as far as understanding truth of what went on, and coming up with a good history, is going to be invalid.

All of those legitimate questions are not going to be addressed in this Committee hearing today.

Instead, we decided to move ahead with what can only be described as really good political theater.

I know that when Democrats were in the Minority, they used to object to some of the titles which we had on our hearings.

Madam Speaker, I recently had an experience with a group of, maybe, 50 people, and I asked them: How many of you have been impacted by suicide or an attempted suicide, someone in your family, someone that you love and care about? Nearly…

Mr. President, countless Utahns have stepped up to serve our State and country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their actions are inspiring, and they help save lives. I rise today to recognize some of these great efforts. I prefer to name…

I find our testing record nothing to celebrate whatsoever.

Mr. Speaker, I support this imperfect interim agreement. But I want to be clear, while it funds some key priorities, it leaves behind additional key assistance that we can provide to households, individuals, and state and local governments…

This bill we will vote on later today is critical to delivering resources to the parts of the country and economy that are currently on life support.

Ultimately, when this is all over, I don't believe it will be government that saves us. I believe it will be our small businesses.