Norma Torres

This week, House Republicans canceled full Committee appropriations markup meetings, putting the Federal funding process on hold, period.

As the mother of a Pomona police officer and former 911 dispatcher, I rise today to commemorate National Police Week. This week, we celebrate the heroes who don't make the headlines. I know, from my son and other officers, how much our…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for supporting the 911 SAVES Act over the years.

We should continue increasing opportunities for assistance by expanding the Pilot Program for Economically Disadvantaged Communities.

As these catastrophic weather events increase in ferocity and frequency, our communities need the tools to be prepared.

I encourage the Committee to truly incorporate environment justice into this year's WRDA bill.

I look forward to working with both of you and everyone on this Committee to improve the quality of life for all employees and visitors here on this campus.

for every employee that works in this campus, whether they are maintenance people or Members of Congress, that was a very difficult day, a very, very difficult day, a deadly day.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The provisions of section 1 shall not take…

I have amendment No. 50 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this paragraph takes…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 85 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer

This is unacceptable. The Inflation Reduction Act will allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. The cost to seniors per year will not exceed $2,000. It also caps insulin for them at $35 per month…

The Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1256, providing for consideration of H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair…

Today Democrats are talking about expanding access to healthcare and helping our constituents live healthy lives. That is what Democrats are bringing to the floor today in a bipartisan way. But yet here we are with some Republican…

I absolutely agree that we can do more than one thing at a time. But unfortunately, today should be a day that we are working together in a bipartisan way, again, to expand access to healthcare for fragile Americans that want to have an…

Working together means meeting each other in the middle when we agree or disagree on an issue, finding middle ground. That is what this bill does because some Republicans and Democrats agree that the healthcare of the American people is…

It is unfortunate that we fail--some of us on this floor--to recognize that the lead author of this bill is a Republican member of their caucus. Unfortunately, it is a Republican member of their caucus that they no longer find conveniently…

I ask for unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1256 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1256 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

This certification process does not end section 333 funding to the Northern Triangle. It simply brings accountability and transparency on how U.S. equipment is being used in the region. Mr. Speaker, I request a ``yes'' vote, and I yield…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII the following: SEC. 13__. REPORTS AND CERTIFICATIONS…

The rule allows for consideration of these two bills, which will ensure that we are providing better protections for consumers and employees. The FAIR Act stops large corporations from gaming the system in their favor, and allows consumers…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 979 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 979 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

The Rules Committee met on and reported a rule, House Resolution 979, providing for consideration of H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking…

If my colleagues were so concerned about oil prices or the welfare and security of humanity in the crisis that is happening in Ukraine, maybe they should have stepped up and inquired about the five meetings that the previous administration…