I thank the gentlewoman so much for bringing to light and describing those individuals for whom we are working today, but it is they who are us. We are part of their communities and they have been telling us these stories and we are…

I want to just touch on a few points. The gentlewoman mentioned the need for immigration. I would point out that when we pass our comprehensive immigration reform, we would have a $1.4 trillion benefit to our economy. We need immigrants to…

I thank the Representative for her courage. She has raised the issues of environmental injustice since the day I met her. I know she raised them and she leads them in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and she has now described what it…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for her words. I do think it is important to remember what it actually means for a family. In New Mexico, the average cost of infant care is $8,617. That makes New Mexico one of 33 States and D.C. where…

We are here today to talk about the importance of this historic moment indeed, this historic moment of where we will be investing--investing in our children, investing in our planet, investing in our future. We are talking about the Build…

I would also note that when we adjust for the climate, we are also creating jobs. We anticipate there will be 763,000 green jobs available to our communities when we pass Build Back Better and address the climate crisis. Mr. Speaker, I…

New Mexico is a border state with Texas. Because of the extreme abortion ban, our Texas hermanas are driving hours to receive abortion care in New Mexico. We are receiving women's rights refugees with open arms, hearts, and open clinics…

I stand today in support of the Women's Health Protection Act. New Mexico is a border State with Texas. Because of the draconian Texas abortion ban, Texas women are driving hours to receive reproductive healthcare in New Mexico. We are…

Everyone knows the first atomic bomb was exploded at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. In fact, between 1945 and 1992, the United States Government conducted more than 200 aboveground nuclear tests. These tests exposed nearby communities and…

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 of title LX of division E the following: SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE…

Precisely because of the importance of those atomic tests and the impact on the people of New Mexico, which we all recognize was the very first test of an atomic bomb, and the importance that it played in our history, and the ending of…

I stand in support of H.R. 4. I stand in support of democracy. Earlier this month, the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, on which I serve, released a report documenting voter suppression following the Shelby decision. We…

I thank Representative Jayapal, and I really do appreciate the Congressional Progressive Caucus' support for making sure that we include immigration reform in the reconciliation. We can do that because it has a direct economic benefit to…

I thank the gentleman for going to the border because it is only when we go to the border, but go to the border not with the intent to create a wedge issue but with an intent to listen and with intent to open our arms that we really see…

We are here today to call on the President, to call on the House, to call on the Senate to pass immigration reform. We hope to see immigration reform in reconciliation. We are here to tell the stories of why we must do this, of why we must…

I think it is important to remember that they are not here just because we offer something more. Immigrants are here because we need them. We don't exist as a country without immigrants. They are here because they bring music and because…

PFAS chemicals are life- threatening. They are forever chemicals and need to be cleaned up. We will act today to regulate these chemicals and protect public health. Highland Dairy is a family-owned operation that has served the eastern…

the restrictions in terms that are being enacted really are targeted so that certain communities cannot--cannot--succeed in getting that beautiful portrait of themselves in Congress

I do welcome everybody in this Chamber to New Mexico, which is indeed one of the beautiful places that I get to call home. But you know what, New Mexico, my beautiful place I call home is also ground zero for the climate crisis. The West…

I would also like to bring to this body's attention that this resolution will actually put New Mexico on the same playing field as the rest of the country because, as I noted earlier, New Mexico has now adopted some of the strictest…

But essentially, those elections took place with maps that were later found to be unlawful, and, therefore, Native Americans did not have the kind of representation for 7 years while laws were being passed.

But I think that is a huge issue, is respecting Tribal boundaries and respecting Tribal communities of interest, and some redistricting bodies do not do that.

The witness testimony today and in our earlier hearings laid out multiple examples of how after the Shelby County decision communities were forced to bring Section 2 cases as States formerly under preclearance immediately passed laws--or…

They won. Right? They won those lawsuits, many of those lawsuits, proving that gerrymandering and changes in laws and procedures were unlawful, in contrast to, as Mr. Waldman noted, the big lie that there has been fraud in elections, which…

the failure to have representation often leads to policies, legislative policies, that don't assist those particular communities.