We strongly support this legislation and we thank sponsors Representative Cole and Representative Betty McCollum.

I care deeply about those low- and middle-income investors in my district and across the country.

Congress has the power to prevent this with the bipartisan Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation Reaffirmation Act.

Accordingly, we urge Congress to treat Mashpee fairly, and to act with all due haste to protect our reservation from further assault.

I would first like to state that for me, as a Mashpee Wampanoag woman, mother, grandmother and a leader of my community, and as a woman whose blood and bones have been in my territory for 12,000 years, I am sitting here today with one…

The damage done to our Tribe during the years in which the status of our reservation has been thrown into doubt is beginning to reach catastrophic levels.

the reason the state of Rhode Island opposes our bill is because it wants to protect its current monopoly on the gaming industry in southern New England.

I seldom come to this floor to stand in this well. To me, it is almost a sacred place where the great orators like Webster debated. But I have got to talk about this because it is something that is impacting thousands and thousands of…

We need to ensure that pilot training programs reflect flight critical automation systems.

Let me tell you about a sharp, young patriot from my district. She worked hard, earned straight A's, and was accepted into law school to join the JAG Corps. She, however, was denied entry into the military because she had bunions on her…

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 7. It is a deeply flawed bill that offers false promises while empowering lawyers and bureaucracy, not empowering women. In fact, I agree with my colleague from Wyoming who said a minute ago it should not…

March is Women's History Month. A number of my colleagues have been coming to the floor and talking about the accomplishments of particular women in their States. I want to do the same thing. When Virginia Minor, a St. Louisan, was denied…

These atrocities, whether it is in Burma with Rohingya, the Kachin, Shan, and the Rakhine, are just horrific.

It is appalling the number of nominees that this Administration still has in State and other agencies that have not been confirmed by the Senate.

The President made it very clear that the wall is critical to address both national security and the humanitarian crisis. DOD issued a fact sheet of the universe of projects that have not been awarded, and they totaled more than what is…

I just need to point out that, according to Customs and Border Protection, there were more illegal drugs that were captured in between those ports of entry than there were at the ports of entry. In 2012, there were 11 million pounds of…

The U.S. Travel Association and its membership would oppose such taxes or fees.

thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony to a hearing that is specifically designed to drive an agenda favorable to raising taxes unnecessarily on American families and the traveling public.