Lori Trahan

This week, the U.S. sadly surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths.

President Biden recently announced that he would expend--expand--excuse me--the use of the DPA.

I stand before you today in disbelief-- disbelief that, after the President incited a violent mob to commit an act of insurrection and remained silent as police officers were assaulted, the Capitol was ransacked, and Members of this body…

No service member should have to choose between protecting their life or their career and reporting the person who assaulted them because they believe the system will fail them.

We owe them the truth and the honesty. We owe them the responsibility to take corrective action.

it is unconscionable that a young man or a young woman with the courage to serve our Nation in uniform could be subject to such dehumanizing behavior.

the base, once nicknamed, quote, 'great place,' unquote, because of the quality of life it offered to its soldiers, has been transformed into, quote, 'the place where careers go to die,' unquote

one thing we learned after the horrendous disappearance and death of Sergeant Elder Fernandes was that Fort Hood lacked consistent and speedy processes to report missing individuals and to share critical information in real time with…

business as usual, causing female soldiers, particularly in the combat brigades, to slip into survival mode, vulnerable and preyed upon, but fearful to report and be ostracized and revictimized

I think it is especially poignant that Rule 707 of the courts-martial manual reads that 'the results of a polygraph examination... are not admissible.'

there must be an understanding that our military leaders will take care of our heroes under their command.

the most dangerous military installation in the United States

we have so much more work to do.

However, for far too long, apprenticeship opportunities have been utilized almost exclusively for just a handful of construction-oriented occupations. It is time to open this successful model to a wider range of careers and invite folks…

We are not recruiting enough technical talent and, certainly, we are not moving at the speed that we need to.

During rollcall vote No. 164 on H.R. 7608, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Barragan (Gallego) Clay (Grijalva) DeSaulnier (Matsui)…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, we can disagree on issues that we face as a Nation, and we can disagree on the policies and the prescriptions that we develop to fix them. In fact, this very body was built on the belief…

Walking the halls of the United States Capitol this week has felt different, like a piece of what makes this institution great is missing, because he is. It has been a somber reminder that this body and our country will never be the same…

I'm worried that President Trump has fostered a culture of acquiescence--where subordinates are fearful, reluctant or anxious about challenging the President.

We cannot, and should not, be creating an environment that would lead our troops to believe they should view protestors as an 'enemy or adversary'.

I thank Chairman Jeffries for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have long encountered excuses as to why we can't tackle bias, discrimination, and racism in America, excuses that have prevented equality in healthcare, in the classroom, housing, in…

Implicit bias exists among medical care providers.

COVID-19 didn't create these disparities, but it certainly has exacerbated them.

Communities of color have always experienced racial discrimination in healthcare settings.

We need to address it not just in terms of medical school admissions, practices, but all the way back to early childhood education.