Grace Meng

I too have been having conversations with both private stakeholders and nonprofit organizations who are very concerned about STEM education.

I want to, first, thank you and NASA for conducting so much important research on the commercial air transportation system and flight noise situations.

At a time when we should be developing STEM expertise and encouraging the pursuit of these advanced degrees we are cutting funding.

Neglecting to invest in new generations of scientists will only further this problem.

America's economy cannot deliver on its full potential and cannot continue to be great if we do not have STEM workers to fill open STEM jobs.

Can you commit to doing everything in your power to ensure that victims within the API community are counted in the same manner as other minorities this coming year?

Last September, former Director Comey, while testifying in front of the House and the Senate, committed to the creation of a nationwide database to gather information on police-involved shootings.

I am so pleased to be here today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women serving in Congress. I thank the Speaker for allowing this legislation to come to the floor. And I thank my good friend and former colleague, Secretary Zinke, for…

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 2, line 2, strike ``the five clinical'' and insert ``at a minimum, the five clinical''. The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill insert the following: SEC. 14. ENCOURAGING TRANSITION OF MILITARY MEDICAL…

I urge support for this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

This amendment would require the VA Secretary to establish a program encouraging members of our Armed Forces serving as health professionals to pursue jobs with the Veterans Health Administration upon discharge or separation from the…

I thank Representative Wenstrup for his thoughtful amendment, and I thank Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz for bringing it to the floor today. Clearly, there are staffing shortages within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and…

Women invest in the health and education of their families, which create more stable societies.

I am very concerned about the processing of visas for foreign-born doctors who seek to practice medicine in the U.S.

Your proposed budget, though, calls for slashing water and sanitation hygiene, or WASH, work performed by U.S. agencies as well as work performed by the U.N. in this area.

We can't empower women to change the future of their countries if they don't have the basics to stay in school.

I thank my friend, Mr. Lynch, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6303, which includes a section to establish a new ZIP Code for the community of Glendale, New York. This section is identical to legislation I introduced…

I thank the gentleman for his support. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Meng). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 10 Offered by…

First, I thank my partner in offering this amendment, Representative Elise Stefanik. Our bipartisan amendment is simple. It is identical to language in the Senate-passed WRDA that allows the Army Corps of Engineers to pursue projects and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. ___. ICE JAM PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. (a) In General.--The…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered. The vote…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. The purpose of my motion is simple. It says that the…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Meng moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5063 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to…

I thank Chairman Calvert for supporting this amendment as well as my friend, Ranking Member McCollum. Thank you to you both. Mr. Chair, this amendment reduces the Smithsonian Institution account on page 120, line 23, of the bill by…