Deborah Koff Ross

Last week, our committee held a hearing on two commonsense gun bills that keep our fellow Americans safe while respecting their Second Amendment rights.

Allowing the ATF to publicly release illegal-gun-tracing data helps us tackle gun trafficking and instills hope rather than fear in our citizens.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today because there is no greater moral imperative for us as Representatives than protecting the safety of our children and our residents. In recent weeks, our Nation has been yet…

This week 51 Senators voted to allow the Supreme Court to strip women of their fundamental right to abortion healthcare. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion access will be left in the hands of State legislatures dead set on turning the…

It is critical that we pass legislation to establish protections.

This lack of protection and accountability is especially concerning.

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 67, after line 10, insert the following: (1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the…

This amendment will help us understand additional sources of PFAS exposure on military bases and empower veterans to seek medical care accordingly. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment along with Representative…

Russia's assault on Ukrainian freedom and democracy is an assault on freedom and democracy everywhere. That is why America and our allies are linking arms and engaging in unprecedented cooperation. President Biden has marshalled the world…

Today, thousands of veterans struggle with the health effects of exposure to hazardous substances during their training or deployment. Congress has an obligation to provide these men and women with the resources, including healthcare…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and especially thank our colleague, Cheri Bustos, for bringing this important legislation to us. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 900 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 900 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Fischbach), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

The Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 900, providing for the consideration of three measures: H.R. 3485, the Global Respect Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and…

I do have a few more minutes to share some information about the America COMPETES Act. Then I would be prepared to close.

In addition to having the privilege of serving on the Rules Committee, I also serve on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which, as a freshman, I can tell you is probably the most bipartisan place in this entire…

We had a public health crisis that precipitated an economic crisis, and in both of those situations, we did not have in place the things to make us more resilient.

In my home State of North Carolina, the State has refused to expand Medicaid, leaving hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without health insurance and more vulnerable to this pandemic.

Our goal today should be to address the systemic gaps that left us vulnerable to this crisis in the first place and to ensure that science is not politicized, especially when it concerns the health of millions, not only in our Nation but…

I think we have to think about, you know, not looking at recreating the wheel, but really are we doing the best job we can.

This amendment will help new veterans understand the specific benefits that they have and that they have earned through their service. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my amendment, the bill, and I yield back the balance of my…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 4. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO VETERANS DURING…

I thank the gentleman for his support. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), the chairman of Veterans' Affairs Committee.

I thank my esteemed colleague, Congressman Perlmutter, for yielding. Madam Speaker, the bills included in this rule serve as an expression of gratitude for all veterans, regardless of their official service status. My State of North…

I thank Congressman Cartwright for yielding and for his leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will bring America's aging infrastructure into the 21st century. I was honored to…