Woman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, with this bill, the majority plays a dangerous game with our national security. We all know why they are doing this. They want to tie the…

Tonight is a bittersweet event for all of us of the California delegation. While we are here to celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues Henry Waxman and George Miller, we are also here to bid farewell to these outstanding statesmen…

This bill isn't just an assault on Dreamers who grew up in our communities and except on paper, are Americans in every way. It's not just an attack on their parents who raised them and taught them their values and love of this great…

As a nation, Americans have always valued children and families. If we pass this inadequate, irresponsible bill tonight, we will be breaking from that tradition and turning our backs on America's enduring commitment to fairness and…

I enter into the Record the story of seven very young Honduran children who were tortured and brutally murdered after refusing to join a gang.

2 weeks ago, I visited the border and saw small children held in tiny cells and forced to sleep on cold concrete floors and benches. The treatment of these vulnerable kids, many of whom fled their homes to escape extreme violence, shocked…

On behalf of my colleagues in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I rise to introduce the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014. The Congressional…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for organizing tonight's Special Order on the Affordable Care Act, which is helping to make health care a reality for millions of Americans across our Nation. Luckily, California is one of the States…

The low level of funding in the omnibus bill for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee is far from meeting the needs of our country. Nevertheless I will support the bill because this compromised measure does make important improvements in health…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to commend Congressman Pocan for his leadership and his hard work on this very, very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 1.4 million Americans who lost their emergency…

Let me begin by commending Congressman Green for his leadership in helping to highlight the tragedy of domestic violence in our country and for arranging today's Special Order. While it is true that we have made some progress toward…

I join the National Head Start Association in opposing this bill. At a time when our Nation's at-risk families are suffering on multiple levels due to sequestration and the Republican government shutdown, a piecemeal approach like this one…