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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 am concerned with the funding level for the section 205 continuing authorities program. I want to be certain that projects under this section specifically mentioned in the report, including the North Libertyville Estates project, will…
as we discuss the efficacy and safety of pyroprocessing, also known as electrometallurgical treatment, it is extremely important to remember that this technology is still in its development phase. I find many of the arguments against…
Unfortunately, we will soon be bidding a fond farewell to our good and old friends, the gentleman from Indiana and the gentleman from Alabama. Both will be very sorely missed in this Chamber. Both have brought professionalism, knowledge…
Mr. Chairman, for all the time I have been in Congress I have been a very strong supporter of the Voice of America and the surrogate radios. Two years ago, the Congress authorized the creation of Radio Free Asia, Asia Pacific Radio that…
Mr. Chairman, there is nothing wrong with the program that the gentlewoman wants to fund. In fact, for years I was a very strong supporter of that program. The question, however, is where it is to be funded. We have made a very strong…
last year an attempt was made to zero out the title X family planning program. That attempt failed here on the floor of the House. This year the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Istook] is offering an amendment to limit access to these…
I might say to the gentleman that testimony was given before our subcommittee on this very deadly disease. I did manage to pronounce its name, as the gentleman from Ohio did so successfully a moment ago. I am not going to try it again. But…
145,000 people die each year from injuries in our society, including those sustained in motor vehicle crashes, fires, drownings, falls, poisonings, suicide, and homicide. Injury is the leading cause of death and disability for our Nation's…
I certainly believe it is within the mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to inform the public about this serious risk, and the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as hepatitis. I would encourage the…
I certainly agree, and would encourage NIH to sue all of the mechanisms at its disposal to create a balanced interdisciplinary program of basic, applied, and clinical research to learn more about the ways to treat, cure, and prevent…
Let me explain what my feelings are about the program the way it is written. We talked, if I can say to the gentleman from Kansas and the gentleman from Wisconsin, earlier we talked about a program called Healthy Start, a demonstration…
I believe that the Violence Against Women Act programs provide much needed services to victims of domestic violence throughout our country. I was glad to provide as much funding to these vital programs as I could under the current…
Mr. Chairman, I believe the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Mica] has put his finger on the right place to put more money, because title I concentration grants go to the schools that need the money most. I have been saying for quite some time…
Mr. Chairman, I listened to the testimony of Dr. Eric Wieschaus, who won the Nobel Prize last fall for his work with embryo development, and he testified in response to my question that he felt NIH should support human embryo research. Dr…
I simply would say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that this is a very good amendment. The gentleman has shown great leadership and support for the Foster Grandparent Program, and we would accept the amendment.
let me say that I support transitional bilingual education that moves young people from their native language as quickly as possible into English and teaching them then in English. But I do not support bilingual education as has been…
let me assure the gentlewoman that I am a very strong supporter of the Job Corps Program. I agree with the gentlewoman on its great importance, particularly for the most at-risk youth in our society, and I will clearly work toward a…
this would include an expectation that the FRA would document the impact on communities of any new requirements for the sounding of train whistles or horns at highway-rail grade crossings, and that in exercising its statutory authority to…
Mr. Speaker, the resolution that was just rejected--that would have cut off MFN for China--will be interpreted in Beijing to say that it is OK to threaten free elections in Taiwan; that it is OK to undermine the elected legislature and the…
the human rights and other abuses perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China comprise a series of ongoing and outrageous assaults on international comity and basic human decency. China's unacceptable behavior has been…
in the 1993 Congress we passed the Swift Rail Development Act, which directed the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations regarding the sounding of train whistles or horns when trains approach and enter public highway-rail…
very recently, elections were held in Albania that international observers feel were rife with irregularities--including ballot stuffing, physical intimidation of voters and other acts of fraud and coercion. This is a grave cause of…
the purpose of this subsection, as stated in the report accompanying the bill, is to provide for the improved delivery of humanitarian assistance in Azerbaijan and for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Nagorno-Karabagh. Also as…
Mr. Speaker, among the major abusers of human rights in the world are North Korea, and Burma, and China, and Nigeria, and Sudan, and Turkey. We do not provide foreign assistance to the first five of those, but we do to the last one…
Mr. Speaker, let me say that the chairman has done yeoman work on this bill. If a person could live one day in his shoes, they would understand how hard Members of this body work to carry out the responsibilities of their office. The…
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