Dean Phillips

This unilateral action from the Trump administration to move forward on the copper sulfide Twin Metals mine is irresponsible and unacceptable.

The FCC reports that 92 percent of Americans are able to access high-speed internet compared to just 65 percent of Indian Country.

Improving energy efficiency and transitioning from fossil fuels to electricity are keys to a clean energy future.

As co-chair of the Native American Caucus, I am working to address the federal neglect and underinvestment in Indian Country.

The American people have sent a clear message to Congress: please take action on climate change.

Shortages of Foreign Service Officers and Specialists overseas is having a profound impact on our national security.

It is surely time that we do so.

we do not have an ambassador representing our country right now.

3 years ago today, a mother woke up at 2 a.m. She woke up to a flurry of text messages from her son. He was trapped in a nightclub bathroom at the mercy of a man with an MCX rifle and a death wish. His first text: ``Mommy, I love you''…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this bill is long overdue in the U.S. and in my State of Minnesota. In Minnesota we are home to a thriving community of Liberian refugees who fled two civil wars and an Ebola outbreak…

I believe that wealth and income disparities are a great threat to our country.

I am a capitalist, an entrepreneur, a recovering CEO myself, someone who has co-owned two consumer brands...

I thank Mr. Levin for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Representative Levin's amendment and H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act. I know when you think of Minnesota, the first thing you think of is snow. It is true that we know how…

I think the investment of $2 trillion in America's infrastructure is probably on point, it is probably actually greater than that.

If China can do this, so can the United States.

If we wish to remain, Mr. Chairman, an economic leader, and grow for the future, we are also going to have to be proactive and direct significant investments toward expanding and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure.

Everyone can see that roads, railways, bridges, airports, seaports, sewers, and water systems across the country are in desperate need of repair.

Expanding public transit options gives my constituents the chance to move out to areas that may have more affordable housing.

It has been said there is no Democratic or Republican way to fix a sewer.

America has a long history of building some of the most impressive infrastructure systems in the world and investing in these vital networks is part of what makes this country exceptional.

This issue, as you have articulated so effectively, Mr. Chairman, is of major importance to all of America.

But you won't just see the examples, you'll hear about them too.

We literally need to start thinking of environmental security the way we think of homeland security.

We need airport infrastructure. The reasonable choice is to do so through raising the passenger facility charge.

If there is one element of the Mueller report I think on which we all agree, it is that Russia meddled in our recent elections.