Janice Hahn

It's not enough that they've spent weeks violently ambushing people, now ICE and CBP agents are allegedly entering school campuses, pulling down their pants, and urinating on playgrounds.

They are using force on immigrants in our neighborhoods, their family members, and now on a sitting Senator.

I couldn't agree with you more, especially at a time when we need more, not fewer providers for these services.

That is unconscionable, and we cannot allow those kind of barriers in 2020 to continue to exist.

My colleagues and I in the Transportation Committee, both Democrats and Republicans, decided to address this injustice in May when we passed a bipartisan bill that included the provision to finally take the harbor maintenance trust fund…

I think our ports are some of our most vulnerable entryways into this country.

I take it very personal and very--I am very responsible about keeping the people of my district safe.

I've been troubled to see in recent years the percent share of funding for these vital missions has just decreased.

If there was ever something to happen at our port, it would not only cripple the regional economy, the national economy, it would cripple the global economy.

I certainly want to make our aid more efficient and accountable, but not if it means compromising a critical industry for our national security.

I thank the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline). This was our joint amendment. Mr. Chair, as you said, Scenic America is working on different ways in this country to beautify our landscape. I believe that this transportation bill…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline) to speak in support of this important amendment.

Are the three of you sitting here today saying that you are 100 percent positive that a dirty bomb could not slip through and get to one of our ports under this security model?

When people ask me what keeps me up at night, it is a dirty bomb at the Port of Los Angeles or Long Beach.

We know what happened before when there were no regulations, and certainly the banks and the mortgage lenders took advantage of people.

I will tell you I represent people in my district who did lose their homes and who lost their jobs and have not recovered yet.

I think we should work together to fix some of those provisions that would help our small lenders.

I do believe that our second great recession in 2008 really required Congress to step in and protect the consumer.

His qualifications are exemplary. His knowledge, his character, and his strategic thinking are first rate.

Almost every one of those women owners... continued to complain a little bit about always being denied by banks.

I just really want to thank Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur for allowing us to offer this amendment tonight. I really want to thank my colleague, Mr. Huizenga, for his incredible passion and his ability to move this forward in a…

What do you--is there a role--is there a Federal role in fixing this injustice? And what would that be?

These drivers... are overworked and underpaid, which I think leads to unsafe roads, because of the welfare of the driver.

I approached Chairman Benishek with my legislation--H.R. 627, which updates the definition of 'homeless veteran' to include victims fleeing domestic violence.