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Susan A. Davis is a former U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis focused on a range of issues during her tenure, including education, health care, and women's rights. She was known for her advocacy in promoting policies that support families and children, as well as her efforts to improve access to health care services.
I am pleased that our colleagues in the Senate have joined the House in passing career and technical education legislation. I want to thank Chairwoman Foxx and Ranking Member Scott, along with our authors of the bill, for your leadership…
I want to thank Mr. Correa for this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration has just missed their court deadline for reuniting the youngest children separated from their parents, and there seems to be no solution in sight for…
From his very first day in office, President Trump has worked to sabotage and repeal the Affordable Care Act. Despite being unable to pass a repeal bill, President Trump hasn't stopped working to make it harder for people with preexisting…
Yesterday, I led my colleagues in a letter to Secretaries Nielsen and Azar asking about plans to reunify the thousands of children separated from their parents. Neither the President's executive order nor the bills before us address the…
I want to thank the committee for including amendment No. 111 in this en bloc. After the tragic fires that we have seen in California, we must do everything possibly to protect our communities. In San Diego, helicopters and air tankers had…
I would like to associate myself with the comments from Ranking Member Brady in regards to our colleagues over in the Senate too.
I certainly appreciate your efforts here in attempting to reform the defense agencies.
I think it has been, you know, you have been excellent in trying to help us see where some of the pitfalls are in moving forward and, at the same time, that we need to move forward.
President Trump was in my hometown of San Diego this week. He went to inspect prototypes for his proposed border wall, a wall California doesn't want, doesn't need, and is an overly simplistic approach to a complex issue. The President was…
We look forward to your insights on adapting space's contested domain and how we can protect our assets and deter a war in space.
I think another idea which we would stress... is ways to strengthen the Budget Committee.
I think we are looking at 2020, and obviously the decision has to be made far before that.
I would like to share excerpts from a letter I received from a 15-year-old in my district of San Diego. It shows the impact the Parkland, Florida, school shooting is having on our young people. This young person writes: ``I have never been…
Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 84 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote
To truly defeat ISIS, we must be just as determined to secure a durable peace as we have been to achieve a decisive military victory.
Military achievements alone, as I think we all know, will not guarantee long-term success.
The Central Command area of responsibility remains critical to our national interests, and we have to maintain a focus on security in the region.
I think your strong statement earlier about our diplomatic missions need to be supported as much budgetarily as our defense missions as well.
we have to eliminate sequestration and lift the BCA [Budget Control Act] caps.
Of course, fiscal certainty is also critically important, and we are all well aware of the challenges in that regard.
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