Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on National Infrastructure Week. For far too long, we have been living off the investments our parents and grandparents made a generation or two ago. Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law which we…

Madam Speaker, we have reached a crisis in our healthcare system across our country. Over 180 hospitals, many of them rural hospitals, have closed nationwide since 2005. Last month, the only hospital serving adults in Madera County was…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the extreme winter storms that continue to batter California and the West Coast, leaving some Californians stranded in their homes and communities across the State with damaged…

Madam Speaker, a year ago, President Putin launched an unlawful invasion of the people of Ukraine, and it has changed the world, a war that has led to nothing but destruction and human atrocities. I have seen these atrocities firsthand…

Mr. Speaker, we are mourning today the loss of Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., who, sadly, was shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday protecting the citizens of Selma, California. Selma, California, is a wonderful community of about…

Mr. Speaker, since 1960, Congress has raised and extended the debt limit 78 times over a 63-year period. Let's put this in perspective: 49 times under Republican administrations, 29 times under Democratic Presidents. Sixty-three years we…

Madam Speaker, California is also the number one agriculture State in the Nation. Dairy producers are a key part of that production. They are feeling the pinch of the pandemic, an unsteady market, and increases in feed and input costs…

Madam Speaker, today I honor careers of individuals who make a difference, such as the career of Kerri Donis. Madam Speaker, I want to honor Chief Kerri Donis for 27 years of her fearless leadership and courageous service to the Fresno…

Madam Speaker, most are aware that in California we seem to have extreme floods and extreme droughts. Certainly, that has been proven true in the last month. Last week, I met with local, State, and Federal California water leaders to…

Madam Speaker, we know that we have a crisis of mental health across America, and it impacts gun violence, homelessness, and so many other factors. One in five U.S. adults live with mental illness. One in seven in California. As a result…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the devastating impacts of droughts and floods that have been exacerbated in part by climate change in California but also around the country and around the world. California is being…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the Respect for Child Survivors Act. As Co-Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, I am proud to put forward legislation that helps protect the most…