Lucille Roybal-Allard

During rollcall vote Number 111 on H.R. 1, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no'' on amendment No. 24 from Ms. Pressley. Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Green of Tennessee The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished…

Mr. Administrator, the administration's budget request for transportation security officer staffing would accommodate a passenger growth rate of 2.5 percent. But it estimates that the actual passenger growth rate is expected to be 4.5…

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…

Addressing the child health impact of firearm-related injuries and deaths will need to be a major component of any research CDC conducts in this area.

However, over the same period, we have not seen parallel implementation of safety efforts to reduce the number of deaths from gun violence.

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…

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…

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.

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.

the administration's rhetoric and aggressive interior enforcement contribute to that perception and is wrongfully demonizing the immigrant community

However, based on the rhetoric of this administration, it seems not to appreciate the concerns that many State and local government and law enforcement officials have regarding their more direct association with Federal immigration…

There is no disagreement on the need to continue building on the significant progress made over the last decade in border security.

I agree that we need more judges, but I also believe that we need to find a way for those who particularly are seeking asylum to have more access to counsel, to attorneys, and to advocates.

I just want to point out that while DACA recipients are protected, the fact is there are probably about 100,000 Dreamers who currently are barred from applying for DACA who are vulnerable to deportation.

the vast majority of immigrants are good, hardworking members of our community, with no criminal records

we have an obligation to make sure every asylum seeker gets the opportunity for their case to be heard

It is my belief that no pregnant woman should be forced to live in a facility that lacks adequate medical care or can endanger their unborn child, which is what these women are facing.

My Democratic colleagues and I fully support securing our borders, and we understand the need and the importance of enforcing our immigration laws

I expressed concern about President Trump's executive order to revoke the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order.

There is a difference between an employee choosing arbitration and an employer forcing arbitration to silence victims.

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…