Let me begin by thanking the ranking member of the subcommittee, Chuck Fleischmann, for the courteous way in which he represented and fought for the minority's priorities. The negotiations on the DH funding bill were among the hardest I…

On Wednesday, February 6, I was not present for Roll Call votes 66 and 67. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Yea'' on Roll Call 66, on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 831, the Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of…

Let's be clear about what this motion would do: It would continue the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which means that workers would not be in the office tomorrow to be able to process the checks; It would continue the…

In closing, in the meantime, I will work with him and the other members of the California delegation in pursuing this matter with the administration on this reasonable and much-needed adjustment within its existing authority.

I thank Representative Mike Thompson for his diligent work on behalf of his fire-impacted communities and our State. It is critical that Congress ensures that every Federal resource is made available to the States, local governments, and…

As we begin this new Congress, I am proud to introduce the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act, with 78 of my colleagues. My bill would reverse a longstanding Medicare prohibition on critical health services for our seniors. Since its…

Democrats understand the critical responsibility we have to keep our government funded and to serve the needs of the American people. But House Republicans are driving our Nation to the brink of another disastrous government shutdown…

I was not present for rollcall vote 166. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on the motion to table H. Res. 856.

On behalf of America's future generations who will be saddled with an unsurmountable debt created by H.R. 1, the Republican Tax plan, I must object to it. This rushed piece of legislation will not only add more than $1.7 trillion to the…

Last week, the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee had a most remarkable hearing on Down syndrome, which moved us to a new understanding of this disability. DS is a genetic disorder that affects over 300,000 men, women, and children in…

The past few months have witnessed one of the most devastating natural disasters ever endured by our country. They include hurricanes, voracious wildfires in my home State of California that have killed at least 23 people, required mass…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 555. PERSONAL EXPLANATION