We did that. We passed it. It is called the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act.
Juan Vargas
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Juan Carlos Vargas is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Vargas has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and environmental protection during his time in office. He has been an advocate for the rights of immigrants and has worked to address the challenges faced by his constituents in California.
The Federal Government is the only entity that can step into a breach like this.
The reality is that the virus has been in charge because we have had horrible Federal leadership on this.
We want to reopen our State, we want to reopen our economy, but we want to do it in a sensible way, in a way that is safe.
I think you are correct that we are in a new cold war, which I think is sad and too bad.
I am not sure about this 'hugs' thing either. The new President says 'hugs instead of bullets.' I am not sure that is going to work.
I think most of us here, really all of us here on the dais, want to see a very successful Mexico.
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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 19, line 15, strike ``and''. On page 19, after line 15, insert the following: ``(B) a regional…
I always tell my two daughters, 'Don't listen to what people say. Watch what they do.'
There is nothing in place now at all, which I think is even worse, obviously, but we have to do something.
I personally did not think that the deal that we had with them was a great deal.
I want to agree totally and completely with my colleagues from Florida when he stated, when you have corruption at the top, the very top, you do not have the rule of law.
If you want to come to a safe place, come to San Diego. And you simply cross the border, and then you go to, probably, the most dangerous city in the world.
It is interesting Mexicans will tell you it is very easy to stop the drug trafficking. Stop using them, because most of the drugs come to the United States.
I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. I rise today on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or, as you heard, DACA…
I am very nervous about the Kurds now in Syria--in particular, ethnic cleansing.
what has happened here recently, I think, is a disaster--a terrible disaster
I hope that you are a little more aggressive when it comes to discrimination.
I think this might be a banner day. I think this is the first time that I have ever sat in a committee, with both Republicans and Democrats, where no one has disagreed that climate change exists.
This is the first time--and I have sat in hundreds of hearings--that climate change has been brought up and there hasn't been ridicule about it.





