Janice Hahn

I have stood here many times in the last few years with the same message to my colleagues: Let's take action on gun violence and save some lives. I have named horrible statistics on gun death, like young people in the United States are…

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Torres, for introducing this very important bill. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair and cofounder of the Congressional PORTS Caucus and also as a representative of the busiest port complex in the Nation, I have…

I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for the few moments to talk about something really important. Colleagues, it is our responsibility to take action on behalf of the American people that we represent, and right now they are begging us…

Mass shootings have become daily occurrences in this country. There were 355 mass shootings in the first 336 days of this year. Americans are understandably shaken. As Members of Congress, it is our responsibility to enact policies to…

60 years ago today Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a White man. Her simple act of defiance and her quiet dignity in the face of daily injustice grabbed the attention of activists and launched the civil…

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 have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of division A, add the following: SEC. __. STUDY ON BURYING POWER…

I withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Heck of Washington The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 printed in part A of House Report 114-326.

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.

Next week, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day and honor the sacrifices of the men and women who have served this Nation, but one group of veterans has gone unrecognized far too long. In World War II, more than 200,000 merchant mariners…

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…

Today we will vote on what, hopefully, will be this Congress' last short-term extension of the highway bill. We have made progress on a long-term bill, and the House should consider that legislation next week. This is good news. But the…

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.

I would like to thank my good colleague from California, Mr. Garamendi, for devoting this Special Order hour to the needs that we have in this country when it comes to our infrastructure. I am sort of excited because this week, at long…

Today, I rise in support of long-suffering airline passengers. All of us know that air travel is becoming more and more uncomfortable. At a time when airlines treat passengers so poorly, subjecting us to decreased legroom, cramped planes…

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

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

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

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 thank my colleague from Florida for allowing me these few minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to explain why I am voting against this rule today. As has been said, California is now in the fourth year of a record drought. In response, our…

I would like to also thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for allowing me to add my voice to this discussion. Certainly, all Americans were devastated by the brutal murder of nine people, including Senator Pinckney, while they were…

I also rise to express my outrage that my Republican colleagues, in the darkness of the night, offered a surprise amendment to allow the Confederate battle flag to be displayed in our national parks and at Federal cemeteries. Just a couple…

Due to an unforeseen conflict, I unavoidably missed the following vote on June 25, 2015. Had I been present I would have voted as follows: on rollcall No. 388, I would have voted ``aye'' (June 25) (Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment…