Lateefah Simon: “The Trump administration does not have West Oakland’s best interests at heart. I am committed [to] using every tool in…”

I rise today to speak about betrayal. Nearly 14,000 veterans who served this Nation will sleep unsheltered tonight, not in beds. They will sleep on concrete, in cars, and under bridges. There are 37 million American children who depend on…

Federal transit programs form the backbone of communities of all sizes, connecting people to jobs, education, and opportunity.

When families can’t afford to stay in their communities, when veterans sleep on our streets, when working people are one rent increase away from losing everything, that is a failure of policy and political will.

I rise today to oppose the administration's cuts to critical gun violence prevention programs, and I rise today in deep solidarity with the innovators of CeaseFire, violence interrupters, and community organizations around this country…