Donald Trump's Remain in Mexico policy, or MPP, was inhumane.

It is disturbing to see the Department choose to expand a program it opposes.

Seaports are key to the movement of commerce, and thus critical enablers of the U.S.

I will continue fighting for additional resources to help support projects in the Inland Empire that protect our residents' environmental health.

Ensuring that future generations have clean air and water is one of the most important responsibilities we have as a country.

This resettlement mission requires a whole-of-community approach.

I think we, as Americans, need to come together to welcome everybody with open arms and not let the immigration issue become a wedge issue.

Supporting those who risk their lives to help our troops over the last two decades, along with those fleeing persecution in dangerous conditions, is the right thing to do.

That is why I am proud that Congress passed a continuing resolution which allows evacuees to receive refugee benefits, like temporary housing, employment training, and medical care.

As Operation Allies Welcome progresses, Congress must work, continue to work with both Federal and non-Federal partners to meet the needs of evacuees and advance this resettlement mission.

I hope you will follow up given that I represent a port and ports are very important that I get an answer to that specific.

Everyday hundreds of thousands of people cross the border, whether it is students, whether it is business people, whether it is folks seeing doctors, but hundreds of thousands are crossing the border.

I just think it is a discriminatory practice.

As the Biden administration and Congress work to hold polluters accountable and invest in environmental justice...

It is hard to take seriously the conversations sometimes about security threats at the border.

I wish our politicians would focus on the security threat posed by domestic terrorism.

The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to criticize natural disaster survivors and continuously threatened to deny or withdraw aid to jurisdictions such as Puerto Rico and California.

This is why I joined several of my colleagues in introducing H.R. 1577, the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.

we cannot do that without really understanding the problem.

That is why I introduced the Improving Social Determinants of Health Act.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on communities of color.

Addressing these social determinants of health is crucial to reducing health disparities.

Our bill will create a grant program in HHS to remove transportation barriers in underserved communities, so people can not only get to COVID vaccine appointments but also future access for--appointments for boosters.

We must work together to create humane and effective border policies that prioritize the treatment of people in Federal Government custody.

We must ensure they have access to all available legal protections here in the United States.