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I am appalled that the Republican majority in the House would even craft a bill such as the BULB Act, much less actually bring it to the floor for a vote. This bill is based on inaccurate and downright false claims like the one made by the…
On March 16, 2011, I joined my cochairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Task Force on Peace and Security and 76 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to the President asking him to move swiftly to end America's longest war…
My amendment is a straightforward amendment that would remove language in the bill that targets immigrant integration grants. What are immigrant integration grants, and why are they important? Every year, immigrant integration grants…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 60, beginning on line 15, strike ``; and of which none of the funds may be used for grants for immigrant integration''…
In closing, budgets are more than collections of numbers; they are a statement of our values. The Congressional Progressive Caucus budget is a reflection of the values and priorities of working families in this country. Our budget charts a…
As a returned Peace Corps volunteer, I rise to recognize the work of the Peace Corps on its 50th anniversary. The Peace Corps has played an instrumental role in establishing prosperous foreign relations while fostering cross-cultural…
This should be deeply troubling to Americans of all races and religions. An investigation specifically targeting a single religion implies, erroneously, a dangerous disloyalty, with one broad sweep of the discriminatory brush.
I rise against this amendment and to express my strong support for the Department of Education's proposed federal student aid funding rules for postsecondary education programs that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized…
Just a word against the amendment. The amendment really actually reduces the House of Representatives' budget by $1.5 million, which will bring the total reduction to $82 million from fiscal year 2010. The gentleman purports that this…
the Republicans are trying to build a straw man out of entitlement reform, but we know that for the next decade our budget deficits are driven by an endless war in Afghanistan and tax breaks for the wealthy.
As these budget hearings are unfolding against the backdrop of the slash-and-burn continuing resolution on the floor, it is clear that this is a debate between two competing visions of this country: the Democratic vision of helping…
The only way we can make it right is if we are honest about what has placed us in this predicament.
We all agree that the trajectories of our national deficit and debt are unsustainable and that they place our Nation's future in great peril.
among the course corrections needed to address these problems are investments in the skills of the workforce, which I am going to simply call education, and policy changes to reduce our deficits and debt.
unemployment, which is to me the key economic indicator for the well being of the American people, will remain stubbornly high and that these conditions will only improve gradually.
I think it is very important to note that among other investments, including encouraging the scaling up of U.S. manufacturing by incentivizing purchasing new machinery and investment, promoting R&D, rebuilding public infrastructure, you…
I regret that illness prevents me from casting my vote in favor of H.R. 5116 today, but I would like to express my strong support for H.R 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, for the record. I commend Chairman Bart Gordon…
As the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I rise in support of House Resolution 1377 and to pay tribute to my dear friend and mentor, Norman Yoshio Mineta. Throughout his career, Norm, a distinguished former Member…
As chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I urge my colleagues to support the DREAM Act this week. Failure to pass the DREAM Act would disproportionately impact the 1.5 million Asian students in our country. Hardworking…
I believe that is why these kinds of opportunities for us to be able to share our history, our involvement, our contributions in who we are as Americans are critical. It is also the episode of the Filipino veterans who were asked by…
A common misperception of AAPIs is that, as a group, we face fewer health problems than other racial and ethnic groups. In fact, Asians, as a group, and specific populations within this group, do experience disparities in health and health…
Thank you, Congresswoman Judy Chu. I want to thank you very much for initiating the resolution honoring Norm Mineta, but I want to make it very clear to the audience and to Norm that we are doing this not in anticipation of your demise. It…
It is with great honor that I rise today to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of a great democracy and our close friend and important ally, Israel. The United States and Israel share a unique and unbreakable bond. This bond is based upon…
Today I rise in support of health care reform. The other side of the aisle would have us believe that we need to wait longer to make health reform a reality. They don't want to make the sweeping changes that the American people KNOW we…
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