I think part of the difference between me and my opponent includes our perspective on the needs of the American people.

He’s just not very serious about how he thinks about some of these issues.

We gather at a moment of great consequence.

The American people face a choice between two fundamentally very different paths for our economy.

He wants to run on a problem, instead of fixing a problem.

We need to fortify not only our border but also create pathways for people to earn citizenship.

Donald Trump intends to take America backward to the failed policies of the past.

The American people want an economy where they can thrive, not just survive.

Many Americans who aspire to own a home are unable to save enough for a down payment.

I thank Chairman Westerman for yielding, and I rise in support of the Fix Our Forests Act. As someone who farms on the edge of the forest in California, I can tell you, bad policies coming out of Washington and Sacramento, exacerbated by…

The second pillar of an Opportunity Economy is investing in American innovation and entrepreneurship.

I know the power of American innovation.

There are people who work at McDonald’s in our country who are trying to raise a family and pay rent on that.

We have an extraordinary opportunity to chart a new way forward.

The Vice President Kamala Harris has said it time again, we're tired of people dividing us, targeting one community, and pitting them against another. We want to build up our communities, not tear them apart.

So, Donald Trump is also the person who said women should be punished for exercising a decision that they rightly should be able to make about their own body and their future.

Not everyone gets handed stuff on a silver platter.

We have to reduce the red tape and speed up what we need to do around building.