Janice Hahn: “I am kind of with John Garamendi. Why don't we take this $25 million, put it toward the program and strengthen it?”

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.

The poster beside me depicts the moment in Pope Francis' parade through D.C. when a little girl snuck through the barrier and was lifted into the Pope's arms on live TV. That little girl is a constituent of mine, Sophie Cruz, a 5-year-old…

A little over an hour ago, we finished voting. Right now, most of my Republican colleagues are leaving Washington for the longest summer recess in 60 years. Many Americans will be surprised to hear this. There are so many issues we have…