Congress should pass The Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 by Congressman Jeffries, which would address the dire need for unaccompanied children to have access to legal counsel.

NIJC urges immediate consideration of these bills by the U.S. House of Representatives, which is long overdue.

This initiative is a step in the right direction, but given its modest size, geographic application to only 29 cities, limitation to children under the age of 16, and the time it will take to get the program operational, the overwhelming…

A clear mandate from Congress and additional appropriations are needed to fund universal appointment of counsel for all unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings.

I thank the Chair for his work on this issue as well as the ranking member. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries). The amendment was…

Mr. Chair, let me first thank the distinguished chairman as well as the distinguished ranking member for their great work with respect to this legislation. This amendment makes a modest adjustment to the bill that would increase funding…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 33, line 11…

Mr. Speaker, more than 3 million Americans have been left behind by the failure to renew unemployment insurance. These individuals live in urban America, in suburban America, and in rural America. They live in blue States and they live in…

We have a gun violence problem in this country that really should shock the conscience of every single American.

Given the gun violence problem that we confront in America, is it fair to say that we need to do everything possible to thwart this growing issue?

But if it is not voluntarily resolved, Congress should act.