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if you were to follow I-94W for just an hour and a half north of the city of Chicago, you would find yourself rolling into the city of Milwaukee. Every day, tens of thousands of drivers make this commute, and every day, they are greeted by…
Governor Walz noted that, in Minnesota, the State's department of corrections honors all Federal and local detainers by notifying ICE when a person in custody is not a citizen. Governor Walz wrote: There is not a single documented case of…
Mr. President, earlier this month, the Nation watched in horror as social media was flooded with images and videos of a Federal immigration officer shooting and killing an American citizen, Renee Good, as part of the Trump administration's…
53 years ago, the tragedy of Roe v. Wade was decided, and 65 million innocent lives are not here. It is hard to even calculate the loss that this has been. God created them. God had a purpose for their lives, and God meant to bless the…
today we honor the spirit of a son of Chicago whose game carried the heartbeat of a city, Derrick Rose. From the blacktops of Englewood to the bright lights of the United Center, Rose showed not only talent, but will and determination. He…
16 years ago, the Supreme Court overturned a longstanding precedent that protected working families' voices in our democracy. By embracing this idea that corporations are entitled to the same speech rights as people, the Supreme Court…
I think it is shameful that my Republican colleagues have brought this bill to the floor to funnel money to so-called crisis pregnancy centers and away from programs that truly help families in need. My Republican colleagues are saying…
They are hiding behind false claims and unauthorized administrative barriers in order to inflict pain on States that the President dislikes. Let me be clear. These payments are legally required under the law, and this freeze is unlawful…
as we begin 2026 with Trump and Republican policies squeezing workers, spiking costs, tanking job security, the Republican leadership advances this bill to divert money intended for poor children to dangerous anti-abortion centers. When my…
Mr. Speaker, Friday is the March for Life. It is a moment for compassion, common sense, and a commitment to our most vulnerable. That is why I rise today in strong support of the pro-life bills included in this rule, including safeguarding…
Someday, I would like to carry on this floor from our committee a bill that is actually sponsored by a Republican that my colleague can actually find totally good. We come out here every time, and he finds all the excuses of why this is…
I rise to honor Eric Sirota for his work to expand tenants' rights and reshape the housing landscape. As director of housing justice at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law and now as the director of a tenant advocacy clinic, Eric uses…
I rise to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by commending a liberation leader, Frank Chapman. Frank's political education began in St. Louis, where he experienced the violence of racism and repression and was…
Last week, against the direction and wishes of the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, 17 House Republicans joined every Democrat in the House to vote for an extension of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits. Last year, 22…
It is a cruel and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to play politics with the lives of children and low-income families.
There is no justification for this attempted funding freeze.
More Democrats are saying today the thing that a number of us have been saying since April and May: Kristi Noem is dangerous.
I rise today to honor Food Market La Chiquita on their 40th anniversary. In 1986, Alfredo Linares, an immigrant from Mexico, took a chance. He got a loan and bought a corner store in my neighborhood of Little Village. Four decades later…