Sara Jacobs

transitional justice, how you do it is more complicated than it sounds.

I am so proud to represent San Diego, a community that has a long history of welcoming migrants and refugees, including Ethiopians, with open arms.

Look, House Democrats are united behind Hakeem Jeffries. We've got 212 votes for him and we have been having both public and private conversations with Republicans about our willingness and openness for a bipartisan way forward.

I condemn in the strongest terms Hamas' brutal and inexcusable attack, and I think Israel has the right to do everything it needs to do to protect its citizens and to make sure that something like this can never happen again while…

the idea of Jim Jordan as speaker, someone who actively worked with President Trump to undermine the election in 2020, who has done so many other awful things I think is simply untenable.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 210, nays 218, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 501]…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Jacobs of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4365 to the Committee on Appropriations…

I thank Congressman Gaetz for his partnership on this important issue. Many of us have this idea of American exceptionalism--that America is set apart from the rest of the world. Well, that is certainly true when it comes to cluster…

I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit. Before I yield, I will also mention that while I am opposed to this bill in general, I am very proud of a bipartisan amendment that we were able to get into the en…

I am also very supportive of this, as is the Biden Administration, who recently supported the AU's accession in the G20.

I think it is important to remember that our relationship with South Africa doesn't exist in a vacuum.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 344. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mrs. Miller of Illinois The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 35, printed in part A of…

Gun violence is the number one killer of kids and teens in America. For so many problems facing our country, we don't know what to do, we don't know exactly how to fix it. Gun violence is different. We know what to do, but Republicans lack…

I want to thank the Gentleman from Ohio for your partnership on this amendment. My team and I have loved working with you and your team on this issue and appreciate your commitment to making this a bipartisan effort. Right now, an existing…

I thank Ranking Member Smith for his comments, and I will emphasize that transgender people are people. They are much more than statistics. They are people serving our country. They are people who care and are patriotic. They are more…

Let's be clear: Every major medical association in the United States, every single major medical association in the United States representing more than 1.3 million United States doctors, has affirmed that gender-affirming care is safe and…

Cluster munitions maim and kill indiscriminately, and they often fail to explode on impact, leaving communities littered with dangerous, unexploded land mines for years if not decades. Cleaning them up is expensive, dangerous, and takes a…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The ACTING Chair. The gentlewoman from California has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining.

This is another amendment that is fearmongering about China when Republicans are continuing to actually undermine our national security by restricting and banning abortion. Our servicemembers volunteered to serve in our armed services…

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 Montana will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 11 will not be offered…

I will just note that there is a loophole where law enforcement officers can keep a gun even when they have a domestic violence restraining order. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. McCormick The CHAIR. It is now in…

I would just like to add that by requiring agencies to have procedures to determine whether an officer is in good standing, this amendment would ensure that officers are treated fairly and only denied the purchase of their handgun for good…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, insert after line 6 the following (and redesignate provisions accordingly): (c) Agency Procedures.--Not…

Dr. Maya Angelou once said: ``When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.'' Well, House Republicans have shown us over and over again who they are, and it is time we believe them. They have introduced a national…