Madam Chair, as the designee of the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 171, insert after…

Mr. Chair, my amendment would ensure that incarcerated, pregnant prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and who have limited English proficiency will have access to parenting classes. Mr. Chair, we know that at the end of 2016 there…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 153, line 25, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 153, after line 25, insert the following (and…

Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman's comments. Again, only 37 percent of pregnant inmates utilize these programs. I think that it is very common sense to make sure that more people are aware of these programs, both staff employees and…

Mr. Chairman, we just want to make sure that no one is denied the chance to bond with their newborn or child simply because they don't speak the language. This amendment ensures compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…

Mr. Chair, this amendment would ensure that our Federal prison develops tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons and each pregnant incarcerated woman so that…

He is a public official who should be held accountable for his dereliction of duty.

It remains imperative that the Federal Government take its responsibility seriously and continue to invest and engage in these hard-to-count communities over the next year.

I just wanted to ask about sanctuary jurisdictions.

What is the plan? How do you intend to continue with these conditions for the fiscal year 2019 grants?

The American people deserve an open and transparent debate on the census, because the census funding affects both Republican and Democratic districts in every single part of the country.