Lucille Roybal-Allard: “I understand the rationale is that detention will serve as a deterrent for other families to make the dangerous trek…”

Mr. Secretary, as you know, every year, 4 million babies are born in the United States, and nearly every one of those infants is screened by newborn screening programs for certain serious or life-threatening hereditable disorders and…

I think it is important that we find a way to give the same kind of status to those who go to a 4-year college and those who get a degree in some kind of trade school.

There has never been any movement in either Republican or Democratic-run Congresses to fix the double standard in child labor protections.

For the nearly three decades I have been in Congress, one of my greatest frustrations has been the absence of a Federal commitment to improve childbirth outcomes.