Bonnie Watson Coleman

It is my understanding though that there is no centralized body within the Department that gives the program a stamp of approval or certifies that they are ready for prime time.

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in support of the resolutions presented by my friends from California, Congresswoman Lee and Congressman Khanna. They are long overdue. The actions of this President over the last few…

I come to the well of the House today to call on my colleagues to support the PFAS Action Act. This bill, like so many that have come to the floor under Democratic leadership, is about taking action for the people; in this case, ensuring…

There have been quite a few comments from the other side about how this is partisan, and this is an attack, and we're coming after Donald Trump. I don't like this President. I don't like his values, or his decision making, nor his policies…

Vice Admiral, thank you for being here, and let me associate myself with all the good things that my colleagues have said about the work that the Coast Guard does in keeping us safe.

I think that Congress has a responsibility to ensure that there is that kind of training and that kind of sensitivity and that kind of oversight and that kind of accountability.

I looked at the statistics with regard to the underrepresentation of African Americans in particular as a member of the class and then I see that they are disproportionately disciplined.

To my knowledge, nobody has been held accountable for the years of abuse that I sustained.

It is not a cover up? Is it a sweeping of things under the rug? What exactly is it?

The Coast Guard does have a problem in both the Academy and perhaps in its--in the other areas.

I hope it does not always take an investigation by the Inspector General for the Coast Guard to take action on substantiated harassment and bullying.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me and for leading in this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I stand here tonight to remind my colleagues and the world that our transgender community needs us. Bigotry, hate, and violence against…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me, and I thank the gentleman for taking on this Special Order hour and leading it. Organized labor has always been the foundation of good-paying jobs that support a thriving middle class. That is why…

I am hearing that we are doing pretty good at keeping bad people, really bad people, out of the United States of America.

The President of the United States pulled away the troops that were supporting the Kurds and fighting with the Kurds against ISIS.

I am asking, though, does the bill, the law, include the discussion with the work group around those areas?

I think we were concerned about the recruitment and the retention and the discipline, you know, and any other sort of employee procedures.

I want to thank the chairman for yielding, and I want to thank my colleague, Ms. Underwood, for her work on this very important issue. For nearly a year now, we have watched with growing horror and outrage as the cruel and inhumane…

I just wanted to know any of these facilities were facilities that had 2 ratings, 2 sequential ratings of less than adequate.

That is a lot of money.

I am not quite sure why we are having all this consternation about inspections of facilities, meeting standards, and whether or not the standards are relevant.

So what is the follow-up on telling a facility that it has X number of violations and that they have to clean them up?

In a December 2018 letter to Members of the Senate, you quite aggressively disputed some of OIG's reporting.

In the last 5 years, are you aware of any of the over 72-hour facilities that has received an overall final rating of less than 2, adequate?

In the last couple of years, have you all used your financial penalties to get a facility to do what you needed them to do to meet the standards?