Zoe Lofgren

We can do more than one thing at once. We need to make sure that the law is adhered to by the President. We also need to deal with the issue of unaccompanied children at the border and deal with the crisis in Central America that is…

I urge adoption of this bill that allows individuals who have obviously valid travel documents to contact a member of their family or counsel if they are held for an extended period of time at a U.S. port of entry. It has nothing to do…

This is an important step towards the enactment of the NO BAN Act, which would prevent overreach in a President's authority to suspend the entry of noncitizens into the United States under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality…

I believe that an area of vital concern to the House as an institution is having a strong oversight capability.

I urge the Committee to examine the need for reforms in this area to ensure that railroad companies do not pose an extreme nuisance, or worse yet danger, to the communities they pass through.

Train horns serve an important purpose in preventing tragic rail injuries and fatalities.

My statement today focuses on reconciling the needs of growing residential communities and cities with increased rail activity.

One of our most sacred rights in this country is the right to vote.

Indeed, as the U.S. Supreme Court observed in Wesberry v. Sanders, 'other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined.'

As a Congress, as a Nation, we cannot tolerate any voter suppression or any voter discrimination whatsoever.

The law was renewed periodically on a bipartisan basis, the last time led by then-Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner on the Judiciary Committee.

You just can't tell me that the only qualified people in America to be judges are White people who went to Harvard or Yale.

I think we need a diverse bench, a talented bench, and I think we all understand that that doesn't just mean men, and it doesn't just mean White men.

I represent San Jose, California, and the San Francisco Bay area is very much on board with sustainable aviation fuel.

I send to the desk a resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from…

Imagine this: You are 17 years old. You have worked hard, and you are the valedictorian of your high school class, the quarterback on the football team. You go down to apply for your driver's license, and you find out for the first time…

May I inquire how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 9 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Our country has come through a pandemic, and many of us have suffered, but there is one thing that we can be grateful for, and that is that the food chain was never disrupted. Throughout the pandemic, we could go to the grocery store and…

We have many others, including labor. We have the National Association of Counties, United Farm Workers, Service Employees International Union, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Conference of Catholic Bishops. Madam Speaker, I include in the…

I ask that we come together and pass this bill. America will be stronger and better if we do.

We have labored long and hard, those of us in our bipartisan group that worked to solve a problem that our country has, which is we need a stable workforce in the agricultural sector. I thank last year's chairman of the Agriculture…

No, I do not. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Just yesterday, the Secretary of Homeland Security told the Homeland Security Committee that the border is secure. The Secretary said the border is secure…

I am prepared to close if the gentleman is ready to yield back or use the rest of his time. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

May I inquire how much time each side has remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Illinois has 6 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.