Lucille Roybal-Allard

We must also consider the fact that each additional segment of physical barrier at the border comes at the expense of important priorities.

But that doesn't mean that we as elected officials and members of Congress shouldn't question, challenge, get clarification, or recommendations on policies and laws.

all detainees deserve the same level of protections for whatever amount of time that they spend in detention.

Much of this could be addressed by passing comprehensive immigration reform.

Mr. Secretary, it is sometimes forgotten that ICE detention is, in fact, civil detention and not criminal detention, and therefore should not be used as a punishment or as a deterrent.

One of the greatest challenges is enforcing our immigration laws, while at the same time adhering to our American values.

Emphasizing the need for CBP and ICE to ensure such individuals are treated fairly and humanely is this subcommittee's obligation.

I remain concerned about reliance on budget gimmicks and cuts to important national security programs.

If this executive order is not intended to lower enforcement, you said, then what is the purpose of this executive order in revoking the safety measures?

allowing forced arbitration to continue as the President has done will conceal corporate cultures where sexual harassment, sexual assault, and discrimination may be rampant.

I find it curious that then you would endorse a proposal that shifts more funding away from highest-need schools.

tuberculosis is the leading global infectious disease killer, taking the lives of 1.8 million people around the world annually.

I think where the disagreement comes in is that maybe the intentions are good, but the actual impact is not meeting those intentions.

For my constituents and all Americans, Trumpcare would result in higher costs, less coverage, a crushing age tax for persons 50 to 64, a shorter Medicare life span, and the ransacking of the Medicaid funds that enable seniors to get the…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 162.

President Trump and the Republican Congress promised a better plan for health care that would be good for all Americans. Now that we have seen their plan, we know the truth. Passage of the American Health Care Act will not improve health…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 154. Stated against:

Given the serious impact of lead poisoning on our children, will you protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund and expand the CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to all 50 States, D.C.

And especially right now, I think we have a very divided America economically, politically. It is not good for the country.

I am very concerned that AHRQ's important health services research portfolio would take a back seat to basic science and clinical research within NIH.

I have to say that sitting here and listening to you talk about the value of early education, about home visiting programs, and knowing that we just got a budget that has recommended an 18 percent cut to HHS, which is really going to…

Congress absolutely should be directing health services research, since the Federal Government is paying for such a large percentage of health care in this country.

I am extremely concerned about your proposal to eliminate $403,000,000, approximately one-half of the Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing training programs' current operating budget.

Since its implementation in 1965, Medicare has excluded coverage for hearing aids and related audiology services, routine dental care, and routine eye exams and eyeglasses despite the fact that large numbers of older Americans need these…

As co-chair of the Maternity Care Caucus, I rise on behalf of mothers and babies who will suffer if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act. It is undisputable that, with prenatal care, babies are born healthier. Before the ACA…