Earlier, I talked about some of the proposed budget cuts that HUD has brought forward for this fiscal year. Let me tell you, the American people, what some of the programs are that will be negatively, adversely affected by these cuts on a…

I stand here today to shed light and to put a face on an imperative issue, the imperative issue of affordable housing. I am here representing neighborhoods like Marble Hill, Inwood, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, Morningside…

the lack of funding and pulling TPS and this misguided foreign policy direction by the Trump administration confer the cost, instability in the region.

By amending the Fair Labor Standards Act's broad definition of ``employ'' and creating a new extremely narrow definition of ``joint employer,'' H.R. 3441 upends the Fair Labor Standards Act's joint employer framework upon which we rely on…

I am proud to recognize and congratulate an immigrant advocate, and now MacArthur genius, Cristina Jimenez Moreta. Like me, she is a CUNY alumni and she grew up undocumented. Since founding United We Dream in 2008, Cristina Jimenez Moreta…

But I feel that what's happening now--the President and the administration are undermining diplomacy in North Korea, where it is needed more than ever, hampering our ability to lead on the issue.

I am not sure we have seen evidence of that. Unfortunately, what we have seen is rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.

Administrations of both parties have failed to put a lid on the Kim regime's nuclear program over the course of decades.

I am honored to rise today to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 728. This troop's longstanding commitment to instilling positive social values and building self-esteem and self-reliance in young men has provided a great…

Imagine waking up with no lights, imagine waking up with no running water, you cannot bathe yourself, you cannot feed your children, you get so desperate that you break into chemically contaminated water, into untreated sewage water, you…

Yesterday I was joined by many of our colleagues to echo the pleas of over 100 women who came dressed as brides here to D.C. to put a face on the brutal murder of Gladys Ricart, a victim of domestic violence who was killed in 1999…

Earlier today, close to 100 women in wedding gowns from all over our country came to Washington, D.C. They came here to give a face and a voice to victims of domestic violence. I was also floored by the courage of my colleagues, other…