Xavier Becerra

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I took a look at the statute, the code section that the chairman cited as the authority that a law has been violated by San Francisco. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The gentleman…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The man who killed Kathryn Steinle should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Perhaps more importantly, the officials who released the person who killed her--released this man from…

I will direct my remarks to the Chair. May I ask, Mr. Speaker, if any of my time has been consumed as a result of the Chair's interruptions of my remarks? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It has not.

I thank the Chair. Mr. Speaker, the chairman of the committee made a statement that the law that had been violated by San Francisco, and the law that would be violated by places like Los Angeles that would cause this legislation to have my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in the greatest, most capacitated nation on Earth, there is no excuse for so many crumbling roads and bridges and for the ever- growing traffic gridlock and congestion that we see every day…

I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for yielding, and I stand with her and what she has just said. Mr. Speaker, sometimes, we forget how privileged we are, the Members of Congress, who have a chance to stand in this hallowed Chamber…

I think, especially for someone who, like you, figured out a way to get himself/herself back into a position where you could be gainfully employed, I think, ultimately, that is what we want to do.

SSDI is not SSI that some people hear about. SSI is Supplemental Security Income, which is an income for low-income Americans that you get, not because you worked and paid into it, but because you are low-income.

Under this TPA, we can't ask those questions. We won't be able to find out where a product is made because someone else--a tribunal, not an American court--will decide whether we can label a product as made in the USA or not. Right now…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this trade promotion authority legislation, as we have heard, is all about writing the rules, writing the rules on trade. It is about who will lead or who will retreat on assisting on free…

I think we would give them a disincentive to try to find work if we told them, 'You found work, that is it, we are going to cut you off.'

I think we want to say to them is, 'Go for it. We want you to succeed.'

I think what your testimony highlights to me is that this is one tough job to try to administer in terms of making sure it is being used for the right reasons.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Trade is pretty simple. We do it every day, whether you are trading in the old car for a newer car, or whether it is the largest economy in the world trading with the rest of the world. We do it every…

The Social Security Administration has very effective tools to prevent fraud and errors, and these tools have been proven to work.

Working together, we can secure Social Security dollars for those who paid them and earned them.

The Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act introduced by Mr. Becerra and Ranking Member Doggett would ensure that SSA has the administrative resources it needs.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let's make sure we get something straight. I don't think there is a Member here on the floor who doesn't agree that we want to invest in research and development so that we keep that innovation…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 219 Resolved, That the following named Member be and is hereby elected to…

I think, for many of us, for us not to take an aggressive approach on currency manipulation is a nonstarter.

Where are the teeth to enforce that?

I think it is the best chance.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it could be very confusing trying to understand what is going on. I see in today's gallery a lot of young Americans--our future leaders--and they are probably wondering: Is this something…

Every time a proponent of this measure gets up and says, We want to protect the family farmer, they have to say, Well, we mean the one-tenth of 1 percent of the wealthiest Americans who may be a family farmer. I guarantee you that guy is…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 172 Resolved, That the following named Member be and is hereby elected to…