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Katie Porter is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 47th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has gained recognition for her advocacy on consumer protection and accountability in government. Porter is known for her engaging questioning style during congressional hearings, often using visual aids to illustrate her points and hold corporations accountable. She has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic inequality, and the rights of consumers.
I want to briefly address a claim that we heard earlier that this bill was written by The Nature Conservancy or written with them. I am sure that that would come as a surprise to the bill's author, Chairman Westerman, but moreover, we have…
This amendment was summarized by Republicans as requiring the regional foresters to develop plans for the treatment and removal of dead or dying trees due to insect disease. However, I want to clarify that this amendment actually doesn't…
This amendment would further expand a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act for projects completed in two additional fire management regimes. For context, one of the new regimes, Fire Regime V, applies to…
Earlier this year, State and local Newport Beach officials held a ribbon cutting for their new junior lifeguard headquarters. Today, I rise to celebrate this improvement for our community's youth and safety, made possible by millions of…
Ahoy gentlefolk of the high seas of legislation. We gather `round to speak of a matter that plagues our shores and threatens our treasures: the dreaded scourge of porch pirates. Aye, these scallywags who plunder packages from doorsteps are…
You cannot expect the market to fix something after a natural disaster when it was--the market was already deeply dysfunctional beforehand.
I think that is really helpful because I think, in the wake of an event like this, there is sort of lots of different people coming to help, and people are not sure where they belong.
it creates that gap, right, that gap where people fall into between what you can do and the HUD piece.
We are here today in part to grieve with you and to acknowledge those painful losses.
I think this is really a lesson for communities across the United States who are grappling with affordable housing problems.
When disaster strikes, Americans show up for one another to rebuild what we have lost.
Our work is here with the American people. Our work is not just in Washington, D.C.
does it make sense to have FEMA focus so much on a temporary instead of on a better balance between temporary and permanent?
I was unable to be present to cast my vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 400. ____________________
I was unable to be present to cast my vote on Roll Call Nos. 387, 388, 389, and 390. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call Nos. 387, 388, 389, and 390.
7 years ago, the trump tax scam let the largest corporations off the hook from paying their fair share of taxes. The Trump administration bogusly claimed that slashing the corporate tax rate would raise the average household's annual…
I think it is important before we legislate on something to know something about it. I know a lot about dishwashers because I am a single mom, and I load, unload, load, unload, rinse, and buy detergent. So I wonder if the gentleman who is…
Do you know what the most important technique is to load a dishwasher correctly? It is loading it correctly. Mr. Speaker, I have heard a lot about the Biden so-called border crisis. What I haven't heard about is anything about dishwashers…
I wish everyone would listen to their spouse about how to load the dishwasher correctly. Those are the most important things that make your dishes get clean. This bill is ridiculous. It is Congress at its worst, a bunch of people who…
Our healthcare system and social service programs were not designed with all people in mind. For decades, people with disabilities have been overlooked and ignored. They have faced barriers to receiving healthcare such as discrimination…
I was unable to be present to cast my vote on Roll Call Nos. 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, and 335. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on 327, NO on 328, AYE on 329, YEA on 330, NAY on 331, YEA on 332, NAY on 333, YEA on…
I was unable to be present to cast my vote on Roll Call Nos. 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, and 326. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call Nos. 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, and 324; AYE on Roll Call No. 325, and…
I would have voted NAY, but the vote was closed as I was approaching the entry to the House floor. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 283.
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