We should continue increasing opportunities for assistance by expanding the Pilot Program for Economically Disadvantaged Communities.

I encourage the Committee to truly incorporate environment justice into this year's WRDA bill.

for every employee that works in this campus, whether they are maintenance people or Members of Congress, that was a very difficult day, a very, very difficult day, a deadly day.

I look forward to working with both of you and everyone on this Committee to improve the quality of life for all employees and visitors here on this campus.

You can boo all you want. But many of you have continued to spread this pandemic by refusing to get -- by refusing to wear a mask. We are seeing a full display of the political theater that the Republicans bring to Congress. Zero.

The vote will go out tomorrow, out of the House, it will be a partisan vote, once again, because Republicans refuse to uphold the rule of law or to stand up for democracy. It will go to the Senate where you know, I believe that they will continue to do the same thing. And that`s obstruct justice.

It is unfortunate that Republicans continue to play out this political theater. If these two people, these two representatives are the best that they could send to the Rules Committee to try to continue to stop this investigation from moving forward, I think that it really truly shows their colors that they have so much to hide, because their own personal involvement, unfortunately.

This year I am proud to be a lead cosponsor, with Chairwoman Hayes and Rep. Norma Torres, of the Student Food Security Act of 2021.

One of the most important ways to tackle hunger is by focusing on how it impacts various subpopulations of our communities such as veterans, seniors, and college students.

It is certainly a black eye, you know, to our Nation to have children go hungry every single day.

I want to say how uncomfortable it makes me when I hear the term 'food insecurity.'