I believe that average people can govern, but they are at a disadvantage.

Only a fool would stop an American worker from trying to organize.

Louis Brandeis once said that we can have concentration of great wealth in the hands of very few Americans, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both.

I am tempted to quote Ronald Reagan, 'there you go again.'

The funding for our campaigns, Presidential campaigns since Citizens United, is disproportionately toward people who have accumulated lots of capital and use it for their own ends.

What troubles me most about your conduct Dr. Morens, is the extent to which it is so willingly betrays decades of dedication, diligence, and decorum from the thousands of Federal scientists and public health workers who came before you.

While accountability for instances of misconduct is essential to ensuring the public's continued trust in our Federal institutions and their use of taxpayer dollars, Dr. Morens' testimony today is not a breakthrough moment in actually…

It is not anti-science to hold you accountable for defying the public's trust and misusing official resources.

For all Americans to feel part of our American story, they need to see themselves reflected in the buildings and monuments that commemorate our history. The Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Courthouse will be the first courthouse named after a…

Obviously, I thank Representative Foster for yielding me this time. I also thank Chairman McHenry for that very comprehensive and exact description of this piece of legislation and his kind words. Mr. Speaker, I do rise today, as well, to…

His response was that I am nothing special. I am just one of the guys that had to do what we had to do, and that is how we did it. We just took one day at a time. Mr. Speaker, he may think that he is nothing special, but what he did in…

I thank Representative Titus for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill to name the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse in my district after two individuals whose courage bent the arc of history toward justice, Felicitas and Gonzalo…

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's iconic roller coaster, the Giant Dipper. This amazing roller coaster opened on this day in 1924 and took only 47 days to construct, making it the fourth oldest roller…

I will address an extraordinary development that happened yesterday right before a Judiciary Committee hearing in which we ultimately voted to cite the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, for contempt of Congress, for…

This is to President Drake, the president of the University of California, and Chancellor Garcia, who is the chancellor of California State University. I will read a few excerpts here. We are sending them this letter today, and I am hoping…

I wish to take a moment to recognize an outstanding educator of California's Third Congressional District. The communities I represent offer both outstanding public and private school education to our students, due in large part to the…

I call the House's attention to an extremely concerning statement made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, at a hearing this week. I asked Secretary Becerra about the illegal Chinese biolab that had been…

I would like to share a remarkable moment from a committee hearing this week with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. Mr. Becerra began his testimony by saying that we can now manage COVID like we do the flu. I asked Mr…