Monday was such an exciting day for our country. President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, and we came one step closer toward making the necessary investments to help our communities thrive; to help them…

New Jersey is so lucky to have Representative Watson Coleman because she knows what is needed on the ground. Yes, indeed, it is together, and that is what I like about our Caucus and what we are doing. We are doing it together. We are not…

Serving in public office is and should be a sacred responsibility, and that responsibility calls upon us to condemn hate when we see it. If we let hate fester and spread, then it will destroy us. That is why one in three women have been…

I think this reference to how history will judge us is important because we are facing a historical moment right now. The decisions we make on the floor of this House this week will determine whether our future is one that is inclusive and…

I do love it when this President always says we are going to rebuild this economy from the bottom up and the middle out because that is exactly who he is focused on. He is focused on giving us the opportunities, my constituents as well…

Today we join with President Biden, Vice President Harris, Senators, Congressmen, mayors, and Governors to witness the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. And do you know what? It was summed up as a BFD today, and…

this is such an important hearing because it impacts all of those who work with us.

I really want to thank the witnesses not just for being witnesses, and lending their expertise today, but for the work they are doing in the communities to make a difference, to empower, as we've just heard.

I'm very pleased to be a co-sponsor for the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act with Chair Bonamici.

I have no further requests for time, and I would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers on their side. I reserve the balance of my time.

I, too, want to thank Mr. Bishop, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Grijalva for championing this legislation so that we may today undo 100 years of injustice. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I…

I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I look forward to listening to the many interconnected and complex stories that will come out of this study and to perhaps visiting the heritage area in the near future. I urge my colleagues to…

This bill, once again, demonstrates that there is strong bipartisan support for our Native American tribes and indigenous communities. I thank Ranking Member Westerman as well as Ranking Member Don Young on the Subcommittee for Indigenous…

I want to, once again, thank Ranking Member Westerman, as well as Ranking Member Don Young and Chair Grijalva, for bringing forth this legislation. It addresses immediately something that we saw that had lingered, but the pandemic shown…

I am grateful for this bipartisan legislation. I also think it gives us a path forward on what we might need to do for all Tribes who encounter this issue, but for now I am very much in support of S. 108 and urge my colleagues to support…

I do want to thank Representative Issa, Representative Westerman, and Chair Grijalva for moving this bipartisan bill forward and taking the action that is required at this time to ensure that the Pala Band of Indians can, indeed, control…

The Build Back Better plan would limit out-of-pocket expenses for childcare to 7 percent of a family's income.

Yes, it seems like one of the things we all agree on actually, which is surprising that we can all agree on something, is that we would like to see more participation in the labor force.