Political Quotes

It is shameful, quite frankly, that this Congress is not taking strong, immediate action to end poverty, using policies proven to work.

Last week, I proudly shepherded a bipartisan NDAA amendment through the House, co-led with my fellow Air Force veteran, Rep. Pfluger, that requires DOD to invest in programs to increase awareness of the MSAs in each congressional district.

This inability to govern has prevented us from doing our work for three weeks, despite an urgent need to keep our government operating, address the child care cliff, and stand by our allies.

For years, structural racism has led to much higher rates of child poverty among children of color, especially Black children.