We just voted on H.R. 8. It is the first gun control measure we have taken up in years. It is progress, but we still have so far to go. There are so many lives that have been taken from too many communities. On February 15 in Aurora…

The very survival of humankind is in peril, and there is no greater threat to our continued existence than climate change. From the inaction of this administration, you would never guess the seriousness of the risk confronting us. For the…

The cost of climate--of inaction on climate change is high, but over the last two decades we've seen cost of renewable technologies fall.

While Illinois has seen an increase in extremely cold weather, we're also seeing an increase in extreme heat events.

I do think that there needs to be a further investment on the Federal end to target resources just like targeted resources are provided to veterans and families, that there needs to be the same for LGBTQ individuals.

there is--there is no greater threat to our economic well-being, our national security, and even our survival as a species than climate change

I want to thank Chair Bernice Johnson for taking it seriously, making it a priority of this Committee meeting

I thank Chairwoman Waters and Ranking Member McHenry for working in a bipartisan manner to craft H.R. 624, a bill to help the Securities and Exchange Commission better protect hardworking Americans from financial fraud. As a new member on…

I will vote today in support of H.R. 268, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019. Americans have a long history of helping each other in times of emergency and this bill, in that American spirit, provides needed funding to help…

Today I will cast my vote in favor of H.R. 136, The Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019. But I will do so with the concern that it does not go far enough. This bill, for all of the improved protections it does afford, fails to provide to…