Political Quotes

I rise, once again, to speak about the unspeakable suffering of the Rohingya people. Two recent developments have accentuated the vital need for the House to speak formally and clearly about this human disaster. First, last month, a…

I thank Representative Schakowsky for coming. It is a great honor to sit on the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis under the chair, Kathy Castor from Florida. I serve with many other great Members, and we have an honest dialogue…

There is absolutely no sense in making a special exception to open the waters along the Pacific Coast for drilling. Supporters of this amendment clearly represent districts many miles from the nearest coastline. Maybe they never saw the…

I am honored to represent the University of California at San Diego, which is one of the leading research universities in the Nation. As I have worked with my friends on the Education and Labor Committee to reauthorize the Higher Education…