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Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Underwood has focused on healthcare, education, and economic issues during her time in office. She is known for her advocacy on maternal health and has worked to address disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.
I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. This bill falls short of what Americans deserve. It cuts necessary funding to secure our border, it defunds critical counterterrorism and cybersecurity programs…
In addition to serving as local experts on critical infrastructure protection and helping our communities respond to threats, the PSAs can help expand access to federal resources by conducting security assessments that are required to…
My hope is that the services provided by CBP will do more to keep people safe than to cause harm.
The American message has always been clear. We are a nation that provides liberty and justice for all.
The use of advanced imaging technology can result in certain passengers being referred for additional screening more frequently than others.
TSA plays a critical role in protecting our nation's transportation systems and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Hysterectomies are irreversible. Once it is done, a woman cannot have children.
Many of us who are lucky enough to be born in the United States may never fully understand the journey that some new Americans have taken to get here.
It seems contradictory for a State receiving such a large portion of the funding dedicated to sheltering and providing services for migrants and then to bus those migrants to other states as soon as they arrive.
What specific steps is DHS taking to ensure that more fiscal year 2024 funds are directed to communities actually welcoming migrants?
They are using vulnerable people the vast majority of whom are legally seeking asylum as pawns in their shameless and shameful political stunt.
I was proud to secure funding for CBP to switch to electronic medical records, and I am very glad to see that your most recent budget overview reports that this has, quote, markedly improved medical documentation.
Slashing Federal spending this severely back to fiscal year 2022 enacted levels would have unspeakably harmful consequences for each of our communities and for national readiness.
Bold and deliberate policies are the only way that we will be able to combat the systemic inequality...
ICE has a responsibility to proactively and intentionally build trust in the communities that you serve.
I put people over politics, and I certainly am not interested in supporting those types of draconian cuts.
Bold and deliberate policies are the only way we will be able to combat systemic racism and inequality that is built into our Federal disaster preparation, response, and recovery efforts.
Under our current system, disaster recovery can actually make inequities worse than they were before a natural disaster.
And we are here to be partners with you to get that done, sir, and to help build an immigration system that supports our economy, that protects our communities, and that upholds our values.
Family detention is immoral, it is un-American, and it is just plain wrong and we have better alternatives available.
By failing to pass broad immigration reform, like the U.S. Citizenship Act, Congress has not given the Department all the tools it needs to address these challenges.
Congress has charged the Department of Homeland Security with an incredibly broad mission, countering terrorism and domestic violent extremism, responding to mass shootings like the tragedy this week in Nashville, protecting our…
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