I arrived from committee late. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 324. Amendment No. 79 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Underwood). The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on…

I'm grateful that we are at a point in the pendulum switch shift here that we are looking at this as a public health crisis and epidemic, which we did not do with crack cocaine.

My father, like millions of Americans, as someone who battled heroin addiction, opioid addiction, and was in and out of the criminal justice system, committing crimes to support that addiction.

Opponents of syringe service programs have argued that these approaches fuel drug use rather than reduce the risk of disease.

In my district there are four syringe service programs.

We have to move holistically. We have to move with urgency, and I do believe we need not only on-demand treatment, but it need to be culturally competent, it needs to be gender specific and responsive, and it needs to be trauma informed.

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 42, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 71, line 16, after…

A school nurse saved my life. Throughout grade school, I was a frequent flier at the nurse's office, not because anything was physically wrong with me, but because the nurse's office was a place of refuge from the destabilizing, predatory…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier), and 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 52, line 16, after the…

I could argue that this amendment will actually find administrative savings to cover healthcare costs. Further, it has been my experience that the elders and the grandparents I work with are deeply concerned about the state of their…

I not only rise in strong support of this amendment proposed by my colleague, Congresswoman Speier, but I rise today as a survivor of sexual violence. Let me be clear: Every single survivor of sexual assault and sexual violence deserves…

I rise on behalf of the mothers, fathers, brothers, and daughters, the classmates and coworkers, the surviving family and community members, all of whom have been robbed of loved ones due to senseless acts of gun violence. I rise on behalf…