Zoe Lofgren: “We can't resort to cutting scientific funding to meet arbitrary spending goals.”

I am very pleased that this amendment, which I was proud to cosponsor with my colleagues Reps. Beyer and Trahan, was made in order. The amendment is quite straightforward. It would ensure that the Department of Energy's total support for…

I want to start off by recognizing that the felony convictions of a former President represent a first for our country and that is solemn. I don't celebrate these convictions.

I note that in Veeck v. Southern Building Code, in the 5th Circuit, a more conservative circuit, they ruled that model building codes adopted by reference into law could be copied freely. The court reasoned that once a standard is…

Can democracy survive if the rule of law is eroded?