Grace Napolitano

The current Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations (CJS) Bill, particularly the SBA program funding levels, is perhaps the worst bill in this nation's history for small businesses. The current CJS appropriations bill called for several…

I have seen the different types of coverage that employees have had because during my work period I can remember when an employee would have an illness or a need to have surgery. There was never any question about the services to be…

Mr. Speaker, this bill includes provisions for substance abuse and mental health reauthorization, which allows us to think about our Latino adolescents, ages 9 to 14, leading the Nation in attempted suicide, depression, self-reported gun…

on this Sesquicentennial Anniversary of California's admission to the Union, I am filled with tremendous pride and a deep sense of honor to represent the people of my Thirty-fourth Congressional District, composed of the cities and…

As a small business owner, and as a Member serving on the Committee on Small Business, I have long recognized that the Women's Business Centers Program meets a very, very fast growing need, and that is to help women succeed as…

I have come today to the floor to urge my colleagues to support the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall), which simply restores the Urban and Community Forestry Program. This is, indeed, a bipartisan bill and I am…

I certainly want to add to the comments that my colleagues have made in just the last few minutes. But I, most of all, want to thank everyone who has completed their census form so far. Wherever you are, whether you are an American…

I am so happy that I am hearing the support, the bipartisan support for this measure, and I am also here to join as an original cosponsor of this measure. I would like to also thank my good friend and respected colleague the gentleman from…

Mr. Chairman, I certainly want to thank my colleagues from New York and Connecticut for proposing this amendment to restore the funding for this very important program, the housing opportunities for people with AIDS, to its 1999 level of…

I would like to certainly call upon all my colleagues to join us in bringing the issue of school construction and modernization up for debate this year. In my home State of California, we are facing a very critical and potential crisis in…

One of the most important keys to success to Americans is our education. That is why it is one of the top concerns in the Latino community and a high priority in the Unified Democratic Agenda. We heard our youth requires increased literacy…

Last Friday, Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and my colleague Xavier Becerra joined me for a rally and press conference at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center to unveil the nationwide internet petition calling for a Patients' Bill of…

we have all heard about the need to dedicate the 62 percent of the surplus over the next 15 years to saving Social Security and then, of course, the 15 percent to saving Medicare, which cannot be understated. However, in addition to that…

There is a crisis looming over our Nation. The Medicare trust fund is currently projected to run out within the next 3 years. However, the Nation is also receiving a great windfall. We have heard about it. This current budget deficit is…

I am here because I am very concerned specifically on this issue of the Patients' Bill of Rights bill that is going to be coming before us. My constituency is a working-class constituency. I have been in that particular area for over 40…

Yes, very much so. As a matter of fact, recently one constituent told me, and he was a doctor, that they have been told that they must have something like 15 patient visits a day at 15, 20 minutes apiece. You really cannot provide the kind…

we all of us here in Congress must speak out very loudly and very clearly about protecting the very foundations of our Nation's retirement security. Democrats say save the surplus to protect social security and Medicare. Our Republican…