Pete Aguilar

Today I rise to urge my colleagues to support the Displaced Jobs Relief Act of 2015, a bill I introduced yesterday to help small businesses that have been hurt by foreign competition. As the Inland Empire of California fights back from the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of division A, add the following: SEC. __. PROGRAM TO ASSIST VETERANS…

I think we can all agree that our veterans deserve the very best we can offer when they return home. While we can never repay them for their heroism and bravery, we can reaffirm our appreciation by doing everything in our power to help…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, today I rise in support of my fellow Inland Empire colleague, Mr. Takano's amendment to the surface transportation bill, which would clarify project eligibility under the Nationally…

Today, Congress was faced with a 22-day extension for the reauthorization of the highway trust fund. We have been in this situation before, and every time Republican leadership has chosen to kick the can down the road. Mr. Speaker, it has…

Less than 2 months ago House Republicans refused to take the opportunity to extend the highway trust fund and, instead, decided to be reckless and kick the can down the road. Well, to no one's surprise, today we are back at it, faced with…

I appreciate the gentleman from New Jersey yielding some time. Tomorrow, the House will vote on the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation that will advance medical research at the FDA and the NIH to lead new treatment for cures for countless…

Today I rise to highlight the familiar predicament Congress has found itself in because the Republican leadership continues to govern by crisis. As of today, we have only 4 legislative days until the Export-Import Bank expires. This bank…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 36, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. Page 36, line 9…

Since taking office, my top priority has been to support policies that improve our economy and strengthen the Inland Empire's middle class. Last month I released my jobs plan, summarizing what I have heard from small-business owners, job…

We have just 4 legislative days until the highway and transit trust fund expires on May 31. Once again, we have been pushed to the brink because of Republican leadership choosing to continue small, short-term patches, rather than a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, our men and women who risk their lives every day to keep our country safe and free deserve the utmost respect and admiration. They are tasked with a responsibility far greater than the rest…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the…

This is a final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. This motion is simple. It requires the Army Corps and the EPA to…

I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Aguilar moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1732 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with…

Yesterday, we marked 100 days in the 114th Congress. Since taking office in January, I have traveled across my home district in southern California, in San Bernardino County, on a jobs tour to meet with small businesses, community leaders…

I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan compromise that we will address this afternoon over SGR will strengthen Medicare by lowering costs and by ensuring that seniors have the doctors of their…

Earlier this month, we saw encouraging news about our economy continuing to move back from the debilitating recession that we faced only a few years ago. While we still have a ways to go, we are certainly moving in the right direction…

Last week we were pushed to the brink of shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, the agency tasked with safeguarding our homeland from threats here and abroad, all because Congress couldn't do its job. Only weeks after horrific…

SNAP plays a crucial role in connecting families with accessibility to healthy and nutritious foods.

For many families SNAP makes up the majority of their food budget.

They struggle to make that budget and to plan their meals and they struggle with food insecurity every day.

Today, once again, we find ourselves on the verge of a shutdown--because Congress can't do its job and pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, over a year ago, the Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive…

Natural gas pipeline explosions do happen. Last week, a pipeline exploded in Mississippi. Last year, pipelines exploded in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Kentucky. In 2013, a pipeline south of Dallas exploded. Reports described the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the…