Political Quotes

“I thank Chairwoman Lowey for more than three decades of valuable service to our Nation. I joined Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on an amendment that directs NIAID, led by Dr. Anthony Fauci, to prioritize minority patient outreach and minority candidate inclusion in COVID-19 critical clinical trials or therapy development. I worked with Chairman Raul Grijalva on an amendment that supports English language acquisition grants used by school districts and teachers that teach English language learners, like myself, that sat in the back of a classroom for 2 years not knowing what was being said. I have worked for the past 2 years with my colleague Jose Serrano on the National Science Foundation's STEM undergraduate program for Hispanic-serving institutions. Finally, Madam Speaker, I am glad we included my critical amendment to prohibit the Office of Refugee Resettlement from contracting with for-profit contractors to house unaccompanied alien children. That is a private sector money grab that benefits from children that are split, ripped apart from their parents' arms.”