His failure to testify on the Commerce Department's fiscal year 2020 budget request is undoubtedly an abandonment of his responsibilities as the Secretary of Commerce.

As you know, March is Women's History Month where we celebrate the amazing accomplishments of all women.

Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley) for yielding her time. I strongly agree with my friend from Massachusetts. I thank her for sponsoring this important amendment, and I am proud to cosponsor it with her…

Do you have any direct or indirect knowledge of any actions taken by the Trump administration to block disaster recovery money from going to Puerto Rico?

Do you or your team staff have any knowledge of any communications made with the Trump administration on the same topic?

As far as you are concerned, you don't have any knowledge of those actions taken by the Trump administration?

ICE's policy of denying in-person hearings when immigrants' liberty, family unity and potential exile is at stake is a cruel extension of the Federal administration's aggressive efforts to deny immigrants equal justice and due process.

Families are being separated and defendants are not showing up to court because of this issue.

ICE arrests at courthouses impede the ability of the courts to effectively deliver justice.

I am concerned that decoupling refugee programming from the diplomatic efforts of the State Department... will reduce the effectiveness of U.S. diplomacy on refugee issues.

I would just ask that your office stay on top of this.