Pete Aguilar

I think H.R. 1 gives just the framework for State elections officials and clerks to work under.

The evidence of an accurate count means you count everybody.

Efforts to undermine that, you know, you think could be problematic in the future to those revenue streams that provide key funding in our communities.

We are now in day 34 of the longest shutdown in American history. Over the course of this shutdown, I have heard from hundreds of people in my community who are being hurt by this reckless shutdown. Today, I would like to share the story…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 346.

I thank my colleague for yielding. Many communities have larger-than-life figures, people who dedicate themselves to the service of others and change countless lives for the better, leaders who touch so many lives that their legacies…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to ask every Member who believed in bipartisan, open debate on DACA here in the House to vote ``no'' on the previous question. Every one of the 216 Members who signed…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments and her time. There are few people in this Chamber who have dug in deeper than the gentlewoman from New Mexico, Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, who actually, when the story of this discussion is…

I don't have any notes in front of me. I just want to speak a little bit to this body about a topic that has been in the news, even as of this evening, and to just let folks know and to remind folks again about why we are pushing so hard…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, not only for calling our attention to the Wired article, but also for his comments about solving this problem in a bipartisan way. He has been a true friend throughout this process, and I think we have all…

I want to thank the chairman of the full committee and the ranking member for their hard work in developing this product. Mr. Chairman, our nuclear triad and the strategic deterrence it provides helps protect our Nation from the…

I thank my colleague for his comments. We have had this discussion a number of times. I served on his committee and have a lot of respect for him. But he called this a bad idea. He said that it is a bargain if we just continue the status…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Garamendi The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 790, line 1, insert ``and modification'' after ``extension''. Page 790, line 7, strike ``Section…

TIGER grants are direct Federal investments in projects that will improve our surface transportation at the national, regional, or local level.

I am concerned that some of those growing communities that are growing in population much faster than the rest of the Nation, that they adequately receive designation and that the criteria doesn't punitively affect them in a negative way…

We have a choice today. I want to compliment the work that the committees have done to reach an agreement on these funding levels. I am not here to quibble with those funding levels. What I am here to ask for is a chance. If this is the…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, far too often our brave servicemembers return to civilian life only to find that the skills they have gained in military service do not easily transfer to the job market. These…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today I must ask a question of this Chamber: What makes America great? Do we measure greatness by the strength of our economy or by the size of our military? Is greatness defined by export…

Today, I rise to honor the life of someone I was lucky to call a colleague and mentor--Redlands City Council member Pat Gilbreath. I was heartbroken to learn of Pat's passing in early October, but I will always be grateful for her…

We live in the land of opportunity where, if you are willing to set goals, work hard, and give back to your community, anything can be done. This idea is the grandest of American traditions and is sewn into the fabric of everything that we…

Last week, when I was home in my district, I hosted an event called DREAMers Demand Answers. It was an opportunity for DREAMers in my community to come and have a conversation with me in the wake of the President's decision to rescind…

I would like to thank my colleague from Nevada. I would like to just take a moment to weigh in on the amendment that my colleague, Mr. Amodei, and I introduced that would maintain the NCUA's current funding structure. The NCUA is funded…

Today is not a good day for our Nation. Today, 800,000 young people across this country are living in fear. They fear being ripped apart from the only home they have ever known. They fear being separated from their families, from their…

The appropriations bills we are talking about today should be about providing critical funds to keep our servicemembers safe, take care of our veterans, and support necessary defense programs. It should not be about helping President Trump…