Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

This is unacceptable.

But our community is strong, resilient. We helped each other out, and we got back up and running very quickly.

This shouldn't be a political issue. It's not a Democratic issue. This is an issue of patriotism.

This is about the American people. It's about transparency. It's about protecting the office of the president.

The attorney general works for the American people. The attorney general does not work for this President.

If anything, it just raises so many more questions and concerns that he is actually using the spotlight to mislead the American people before providing Congress the full Mueller report, which is what we have requested from him.

One of my top priorities in Congress was, when I got elected, is to make significant progress in the effort to restore the Everglades.

I am very concerned by this administration's decision to terminate the EDA, which is the only agency that provides funding...

Thank you for being here. The courage of a mother, my colleague, Representative Jayapal, who with her words truly touches each and every one of us.

I know you are dedicated, as I am, to making sure that every single American has access to clean, safe drinking water.

It is, as I say, ground zero for the effects of climate change, and water is a daily topic for us.

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is a critical resiliency effort benefiting Floridians, U.S. residents and beyond.

What can we do in Congress to protect the reefs and to get to the bottom of what is causing this bacterial infection that is killing about 50 percent of the corals that are being infected by this bacteria?

We are ground zero for the effects of climate change.

In order to stave off the worst effects of climate change we need to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

We are definitely ground zero for the effects of climate change and sea level rise.

I believe we are committing a crime against humanity.

I am a proud immigrant. I came here when I was 14 with my mother.

Healthy Everglades are essential to a healthy economy in South Florida.

Yet, with each year that passes without significant restoration, our economy is put at risk.

Universal background checks will not prevent all deaths, but they are a very important step.

I made a promise that I would not stop until we finally passed commonsense gun reform because I owe it to my father, sisters, and to so many parents that have lost their children in my community.

Throwing out pre-clearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

Americans do not want their neighbor's vote to count more than their own vote and we, in the Congress of the United States, must do everything we can to ensure that an individual's right to vote is not impeded.

I think that we all agree that so many Americans in this country are losing faith in our government and there are so many reasons for this.