Today, the House will vote to approve the American Rescue Plan for poor and middle America. The false choice of Wall Street or Main Street is no more. This plan helps the neighborhood streets and the homes where real people live and…

The American Rescue Plan is bold action needed to meet this defining moment. Seventy-six percent of Americans are rooting for its passage: direct payments to Americans; help for teachers and students, to return both of them to the…

The past year has tested America's resolve and steeled our character. We enter a new year optimistic with still much work before us. The pandemic has taken much from us, but it has also shown us the best of our country: Americans helping…

One of the first actions of this administration was to shut down our Nation's doors to families, women, and children around the world fleeing violence and seeking refuge within our borders. These bans showed a lack of decency and empathy…

In the era of COVID-19, people are reliant on the United States Postal Service more than ever, a beloved American institution built on trust, reliability, and durability. During the Presidential elections of 1864, 156 years ago, during the…

The Trump administration supports killing the only law that protects Americans from pre-existing medical conditions. Fifty-four million Americans could lose health insurance coverage without this important patient protection, including…

Natural disasters ripping through the Nation today are urgent reminders that we must be better stewards of the natural environment, including the Great Lakes. Yet, recent actions of the Trump administration's Environmental Protection…

For 228 years the United States Postal Service has delivered for the American people. It is an institution built on trust, trust that the United States military veterans will receive their prescriptions each and every month, trust that…

August 1 marks the 10th anniversary of Congress passing landmark legislation to ensure one level of safety for the American flying public. The success of this legislation belongs to the courageous advocacy of the families of flight 3407…

Illegally obtained guns are pouring over the streets of communities across the country, including in my community of Buffalo, New York. These illegal guns are responsible for tragic deaths. Last year, 30,000 Americans, including 262…

As has been said, John Lewis grew up on a chicken farm to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama. During that time, there was great pain and suffering for our African-American brothers and sisters in the segregated South. John Lewis's mother, in…

COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of the American economy and American society.