In closing, Madam Chair, I find it really ironic and hypocritical when one moment you say: Close the borders, don't let people in, and if they want to come, then let them come the legal way. Then we create programs, one, to invest in…

Might I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Illinois has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 214, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 215, line 22. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

In recognition of Pride Month, I rise today to honor Lisa Isadora Cruz, a passionate and committed advocate for the trans community in my district and beyond. Born in Puerto Rico, Lisa, like many of our trans neighbors, faced systemic and…

Today I rise as the ``Congresswoman,'' ``Congresista,'' of the biggest Puerto Rican community in the Midwest to commend the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. PRCC is a fixture of the Humboldt Park community, where I grew up. Every year since…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I couldn't agree more with the gentleman. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 192. This is another condescending Republican attempt to do three really specific things: Meddle in local D.C…

In recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, I rise today to honor my constituent, a longtime defendant of our multicultural, multiracial democracy, Marla Bramble. Marla has dedicated her entire life to organizing multicultural…

In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I rise today to commend two essential Asian-American organizations serving families in Illinois-03. Albany Park in Illinois-03 is home to the HANA…

It is why I rise today to honor mothers, my mother, and so many women in Illinois-3 who have shown love, who have shown compassion, who have shown love even when they have been given hate. I also recognize that our mothers, as we pay…

(English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:) I rise today to honor the women in my community as we prepare to return home to our districts for Mother's Day. I've said before that I'm the proud daughter of my…

The housing crisis impacts us all. Regardless of whether you live in a city, a suburb, or a rural town, many Americans are concerned about their housing stability. Homelessness has risen every single year since 2017. The shortage of…

I thank Congressman Garcia for his words. He is absolutely right. The rent is too damn high. With skyrocketing inflation and increasing rents, tenants are often finding themselves in a vicious cycle of being rent burdened and vulnerable to…

The truth is, as I hear my colleague from Minnesota (Ms. Omar) talk, there are bills prepared to bring solutions to this issue. What we need in Congress is the will and courage to prioritize our communities. I thank her for her leadership…

My colleague is absolutely right--``Ay, Dios mio''; ``Oh, my God''--the rent is too darn high. Today, we heard from Members from California and Congressman Bowman from New York. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota…

I thank Congresswoman Porter for her remarks. I could not agree with her more. That is why we are doing this Special Order hour on housing. We need our Congress to wake up. Mr. Speaker, can you imagine we were wrapping up a session, and…

Contrary to Republicans' claims of wanting 'immigration the legal way,' this Congress under Republican leadership provided USCIS... with only 33 percent of the funding amount DHS determined it needed for fiscal year 2024.

Instead, they have wasted Congressional resources and time on a sham impeachment, do-nothing resolutions, and the persecution of asylum seekers.

For a whole year, I have heard my colleagues on the other side claim they want an orderly 'legal' immigration system. Yet, over and over again, they have failed to support policies that would do so.

What I said 6 months ago couldn't be more true today. I said that we need a permanent cease-fire to save lives and bring lasting peace. Yet, today, over 33,000 Palestinians have been killed, 13,000 children robbed of a future, and 340…

Do you believe in the racist 'great replacement' theory?

A dehumanizing rhetoric endangers us all, and we must categorically condemn it.

We have an obligation for both communities to ensure that our words build instead of break.

For the past year, we have endured attack after attack after attack on immigrant communities, which, by the way, some of us are first generation. Many people here are second, third, and fourth, but we tend to forget that we, too, are…

We must embrace our values as a Nation without questioning the dignity of our neighbors lives and claims. There are toddlers who have been here their entire life and are now 30 years old. Let's stop acting like we are powerless and pass…

I also rise in commendation of Michael Childress, a leader dedicated to our multicultural, multiracial democracy. A longtime resident of DuPage County, Mr. Childress is the first-ever Black member of the DuPage County Board, where he…