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Such inaction violates Federal law, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and DHS's own directives

Allowing a potentially catastrophic security deficiency to remain in place for seven months and counting betrays TSA's mission

outrageous, unacceptable and dangerous to the flying public

without meaningful consultation with TSA

Sharia law is fundamentally incompatible with our Constitution and the values that define our Nation. Its mission is to expand, influence, and impose control at the expense of basic human rights. We are currently witnessing the chilling…

I rise to share Steven's story. Who is Steven some may ask? Steven is a constituent, and he is a 14-year-old boy, an eighth grader with autism, who spent 66 days incarcerated in Dilley Immigration Processing Center. Steven and his dad are…

I thank Representatives Dexter and Tonko for shining a spotlight on the impact on children from the enforcement efforts of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents. Here is what is happening in communities across the country: A…

April is Arab American Heritage Month, and I rise today to celebrate Little Palestine, a vibrant community in the southwest region of Cook County, in my district. In the early 20th century, families from the small Palestinian town of…

I rise today to honor Gregorio Gomez Aguayo, a talented writer, poet, producer, and organizer. Gregorio has been nominated for the award of poet laureate of the State of Illinois twice and has been selected as part of Chicago's Newcity Lit…

I rise today to celebrate South Side native Mayda Del Valle, who has been named Chicago's next poet laureate. Mayda is a poet, educator, and interdisciplinary artist who will now serve as ambassador for our city's literary and creative…

not once, not twice, 10 times we Democrats have brought to the floor of the Senate an opportunity to restore all of the appropriations in the Department of Homeland Security but for one Agency, ICE and a related Agency, Border Patrol. Ten…

I rise today to honor Mary Santana, a visionary whose leadership has built transformative, creative spaces that uplift our young people in Illinois-03 and beyond. Mary is the founder and executive director at the Miracle Center, an…

Every day since he started this embarrassment of a war, Donald Trump has saluted our troops with one hand and given them the middle finger with the other--because despite the lies he tells on Truth Social, he is actively making the choice…

Before Mr. McDonald's hearing, I had many questions about this newly created division. I still don't have answers. But one thing is clear: Mr. McDonald is more committed to scoring political points for President Trump than he is to…

Today is the 16th anniversary of an amazing event in the history of the United States. Millions of Americans can remember a time when access to affordable healthcare was just not a reality in America. There was a time when, if you had a…

2 weeks ago, a woman named Kristi Noem came and appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. We had been asking her to come in and explain her management of the Department of Homeland Security for months. She said she was too busy; we…

did you hear what the President said about this piece of legislation that is entitled the SAVE America Act--how important it is to him? Earlier this week on social media, President Trump said: Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the…

this past weekend marked 61 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his ``We Shall Overcome'' speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking from the House rostrum in the wake of Bloody Sunday in Selma, AL, President Johnson…