Lois Capps: “These bills before us would end these important services in our communities all for political gain.”

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, a bill I authored to strengthen our Nation's nursing workforce. Nurses are there for the most…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the so-called Conscience Protection Act. Despite its name, this bill actually does the opposite. It would infringe upon the beliefs and values of women across…

This power plant, which is owned and operated by PG&E, is the largest private provider of jobs in that county.

This would undermine the fundamental principles of the program and I cannot express enough how damaging that would be to patients and my constituents.