Rubén Gallego

Puerto Ricans on the island are citizens of the United States, and we are here today to debate whether those citizens should be equal.

This reeks of a sort of paternalism from us stateside Members of Congress.

It would be extremely hypocritical of me to somehow use those two standards.

If you get fifty plus one, that's a mandate.

I do find it odd that some Democrats are arguing that this last election, that Puerto Rico had a referendum is somehow illegitimate.

I've never understood why the Puerto Ricans I served with were treated as second-class citizens and that their citizenship could be decided by their zip codes.

Copper is one of the most important metals needed to build our clean energy future, and Arizona is fortunate to have a plentiful supply.

The House Veterans Affairs Committee is currently conducting an investigation into the prevalence of white supremacy in the veteran community.

Welcome, everybody. Thank you for being here to our Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee.

We really should censure them and, if possible, remove them from Congress.

We need to admit that this election was a free and fair election and that -- and that Donald Trump lost in a free and fair election.

Well, it`s embarrassing. They know that this state has been trending blue. They know that Donald Trump was a very toxic candidate in Arizona.

That`s right. Well, I think we do have to take it seriously. Look, Arizona was one of the only states that pass a birther initiative asking the president for his birth certificate back in 2011. So, these types of actions are -- should not…

Referendums are expensive but I will raise the money to kill this democracy-killing bill. Follow this bill. If it passes, we will have 90 days after it is signed into law to collect the necessary signatures to get it on the ballot and then…

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

My fellow Floridians, Congressman Crist and Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, have presented important reforms here today.

In my own home state, Florida's coasts remain in danger of offshore oil drilling, and our great Florida reef is in danger of massive coral bleaching from warming seas.

The path forward is clear. We need to come together to pass bipartisan bills, and to continue to act on climate.

The best deterrence, obviously, is having a strong alliance that, you know, trusts each other and believes in each other.

I would hope that they would have some urgency right now.

The health of Native children is on the line when they return to school. The health of teachers and staff is on the line.

While this Committee has often struggled with this Administration's frequent refusal to provide timely and informed testimony, the BIE's refusal to be here today is a new low.

The general problem we have is not just with contractors in emergencies. It is in general just a lack of trust and confidence in PREPA's ability to execute.

Thank you, Leticia. And I just want to check. Do we have any other new Members that joined since we started?

One of the basic things we can do is bring broadband to Indian Country, if anything, both for obviously economic reasons, educational reasons.