Katie Porter

Republicans on this Committee define conservation differently.

Our economy thrives on competition and freedom. No employer should be able to block their workers from taking a better job, but that is what noncompete contracts do. They strip Americans' freedom to work at the job that is best for them…

I had promised--I, as a parent, had promised them that if they scored a passing grade, they could get a new video game.

Do you really think a Federal agency will conduct sufficient oversight over a project that decides to do its own environmental review?

I want to be clear about why, given this example, project applicants should not be allowed to essentially grade themselves.

We had a change in President in 2020 and some changes in border policy, and what we can see here is that the facts show we are seizing a lot more fentanyl, and for me, as a mom, that is a sign of success.

Today's hearing is merely an exercise in misinformation and disinformation, a free-for-all hellscape.

the facts show we are seizing a lot more fentanyl. And for me, as a mom, that is a sign of success.

To me, the fact that you're seizing these drugs is a success.

For roughly two decades, Western States have endured extreme drought conditions. This hurts our economy, endangers life, and increases costs for Californians. To avoid importing costly water from distant watersheds, we have to continue to…

I move to offer this amendment so that our subcommittee rules are consistent with the House rules that we just enacted.

Replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is in our national security interest, but handing out 10 percent of our federally protected lands is not the answer. Big Oil sits on more than 9,000 unused permits for drilling on public lands…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. {time} 2030 Amendment No. 63 Offered by Mr. Vasquez

Taxpayers should not be a piggy bank for Big Oil to line its pockets. As a taxpayer advocate, I am introducing an amendment to protect our money from Big Oil's greed. Under current law, oil and gas companies get a tax break when they tap…

In Iran, a dangerous regime is harming its people, stripping them of their rights, and spreading lies to cover it up. The world must know where we stand. The Biden administration is leading the way, and I strongly support their newly…

What happens online translates into real harms in people's lives.

The groomer narrative is an age-old lie to position LGBTQ+ people as a threat to kids, and what it does is deny them access to public spaces, it stokes fear, and can even stoke violence.

I'm proud to say gay, I'm proud to stand with the gay community, and I'm proud that you all are here today as part of our country and giving us testimony.

This allegation of groomer and pedophile... is alleging that a person is criminal somehow and engaged in criminal acts merely because of their identity.

It is to dehumanize us and make us feel like we are not a part of this American society, and it has real-life consequences.

Getting Congress to enact widespread campaign finance reform feels as likely as getting snow in Orange County this Christmas. However, it shouldn't take a once-in-a-century holiday miracle to get Washington to stop political fundraising…

Iran's youth have emerged as leaders of the anti-regime protests--but also as a political target. On November 16, 9-year-old Kian Pirfalak was fatally shot, becoming the youngest killed by Iranian authorities' response to that…

Prices are not going up just because of supply chain or labor or some other invisible market forces. They are going up because powerful executives are making deliberate choices to maximize their profits at the expense of the rest of us.

It's not bad for corporations to be profitable in a market economy, but it is bad for markets to be anticompetitive.

Over half of the increased prices people are paying are coming from increases in corporate profits.