Last week, when most of us were in our respective districts, representatives from community health centers around the country came to Capitol Hill to remind us of the essential role they play in our communities. I hope that the staff of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this bill to expand the failed private school voucher program in Washington, D.C. In this time of budget strife and cutbacks for public school districts all across the country, this is the…

Mr. Speaker, today a united Hawaii delegation will be introducing the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act in both Chambers of Congress. Long denied the recognition and rights accorded to America's other indigenous people, this…

Crafting the congressional budget resolution is a statement of our national priorities.

Continuing to adequately fund the programs that mean the most to these communities is vitally important to our long-term success.

I urge the Committee to authorize robust funding for programs that have proven to be successful in strengthening our local communities.

I think, as I mentioned, the hundreds of our local leaders who have converged in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, and they visited all of their Members of Congress, bipartisan, they were to a person supportive of these kinds of grants.

Crafting the Congressional Budget Resolution is a statement of our national priorities, and I appreciate the opportunity to offer my views on what those priorities should be.

CDBG funds have supported economic development, job creation, and facility needs for the most disadvantaged in Hawaii.

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 839, the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) Termination Act. The House majority supports H.R. 839 and other bills that would end new and existing foreclosure mitigation programs…

Helping our children thrive is an investment in our future.