Oftentimes, the fossil fuel pollution from offshore drilling is hurting low-income families the most.

I feel like we are the wildfire capital of the United States.

And we know that where you drill, you spill.

Most recently in 2021, an underwater pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of oil, threatening communities' livelihoods across the state.

I would love it if you could speak to the need to appropriately fund permanent firefighter positions.

According to Oceana, fishing, tourism, and recreation support nearly 600,000 jobs along California's coast--I represent Los Angeles in California--and generate over $42 million in GDP.

I know that national parks need our help and are struggling with funding challenges, which is why I signed on to support their operational funding in this year's appropriations bill.

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida and the gentleman from Illinois for managing this very important Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the blatantly antidemocratic and, frankly, racist expulsion of Tennessee…

I thank my brother and friend, Congressman Jackson from the great State of Illinois, for managing this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour and standing with his sisters. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the work that my CBC…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a mother of a Loyola Cub, a formidable rival to the Mater Dei Monarchs, but I have the courage enough to say that Mater Dei is a world-class high school that prepares young men for…

I thank Representative Moore for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise with all of these other fabulous women in Congress to celebrate female trailblazers in Congress. I am going to speak to many of those trailblazers who hail from California…

It is also critical that Congress and the American people receive accurate, transparent, and accessible data about how projects are being planned and implemented.