On behalf of the people of Nevada's Third District, I rise today for the 288,000 Nevadans with Medicaid, thanks to the Affordable Care Act; For the thousands of young Nevadans under the age of 26 who can stay on their parent's health plan…

I want to talk today about Kyle Bailey from Sparks, NV. Kyle is 27 years old, and he is an amazing success story. He was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that affects the lungs and digestive system, making it hard to breathe…

I thank my Nevada colleague, Congressman Amodei, for his support on this bipartisan amendment. Mr. Chairman, our amendment would provide increased funds for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. The opioid epidemic is hurting every…

I would like to present an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 39, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000)''. Page 39, line 4, after…

these are individuals who are here as asylum seekers. They are legally permitted to be here.

the Trump Administration has worked to systematically dismantle our immigration system over the past two years

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. This is a very important hearing to allow us to discuss the economic benefits immigrant families contribute to this country.

these individuals cannot even access those benefits because they are not legal immigrants, but they pay into it for you, for me, and for everyone working to benefit.

I am thankful to have the opportunity to bring the perspective of many of my constituents who I am fighting for, and we cannot allow their status to expire.

I thank my colleague from Virginia for his eloquence and passion on this issue. I have never talked to him about this, but there is one thing we had in common across the country when I was the attorney general for the State of Nevada and…

I support all the measures before us today and I am a co-sponsor of several of them.

The proposed rule would inevitably lower the income eligibility limits for safety-net programs that are tied to the poverty line, and will impose unfathomable hardships on families.

This Administration's most recent attack on safety net programs came by way of a proposed rule through the U.S. Office of Management and Budget that would change the way the federal government measures poverty.

I have young people and their families that are on a waiting list. You talk about investing in education, talk about investing in career and technical education. Their budget cuts the very programs that you propose to invest in.

And it's personal, because it comes to the children, our families, and the communities. I come from a poor community.

This is a very important hearing today. I want to thank Reverend Dr. William Barber, II, as well as Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis.

Since I was sworn in on January 3rd of this year, the Trump Administration and my colleagues on the other side have attacked nearly every safety net program from every angle that they can think of.

I come from a poor community. I grew up in a poor community, raised by a single parent. I lost my father to gun violence when I was 19.