I thank the authors of this bipartisan legislation, Representatives McNerney, Burgess, Soto, Guthrie, and Davidson. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government should put the incredible technological innovation of the last few years to work for…

Today, I will vote, once again, to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force because we cannot continue endless wars. Congress passed the 2002 AUMF authorization for war again Saddam Hussein's regime. I voted against that…

I appreciate Congressman Bowman's organizing this on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which I am so proud to be a member of, and I really am grateful to him. Let me just say this in no uncertain terms. Care infrastructure is…

In the 2022 budget proposal by the President, HHS requests a $2 billion increase to prepare for future influxes of children.

The American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan reject policies that disproportionately favor the big corporations.

The COVID-19 crisis laid bare our uneven manufacturing polices over the last 40 years.

At the heart of these failures were the two worst public policy decisions, at least in my opinion, of the last 30 years: NAFTA 1.0 and Chinese ascendance into the World Trade Organization.

The American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan rejected policies that disproportionately favored big corporations and executives.

Thank you so much. And trusted messengers, I think, are so important.

It is so great to celebrate with you today.

Chicago lags far behind other cities and is ground zero for the problem, talking about lead.

We have got to get on it, and in my State, especially.

Illinois has about 25 percent of all of the lead pipes, lead service lines, in the country.

The EPA estimates that there are roughly 6.3 to 9.3 million lead service lines remaining in the United States.

I want to thank Chairman Thompson for his leadership. While the events of January 6 were devastating and will stain our country's history forever, I have no doubt that democracy will prevail. This Nation has fought back against hatred…

Thank you so much, Chairwoman Schakowsky, and thanks to you and Ranking Member Bilirakis for convening today's hearing on this important topic.

The Federal Government needs to create standards to ensure the safe deployment of technologies available now and in the future.

Given the increase in deaths, a deregulatory approach is unwarranted.

I am sure we will hear about our need to compete with China, but we mustn't do so at the expense of the safety of Americans or the American workforce.

Innovation and revolutionary transportation technologies do not have to come at the expense of our workers or the domestic manufacturing.

But access to the courtroom is important, and even a cursory review of the history of consumer and worker protection in this country will show that.

Pregnant women should never have to choose between maintaining a healthy pregnancy and their paycheck. This critical bill will ensure that pregnant women get accommodations when they need them without facing discrimination and/or…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am horrified and saddened by the ongoing escalation of violence in Gaza and in Israel. We have now seen over 1,800 rockets being fired indiscriminately at Israel's citizens, who are now…

Chicago residents that are most impacted by lead service lines are often in communities of color.

the issue of lead and water is a huge one in Chicago.