I thank Ranking Member Lowey. I wish we could be here under other circumstances. The process to consider the CJS portion of this bill as part of an omnibus package is not in keeping with how the appropriations process should work. Each…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect New York DREAMers like Mila, who is able to go to college, get a job, and get a driver's license thanks to DACA. The SPEAKER pro…

I have to tell you that I am very disappointed that a letter that my sister and friend, Ms. Velazquez, and I wrote on August 22, expressing our concerns over the lack of transparency and independent supervision over the spending decisions…

Since I represent the Bronx, New York, if you could send the Red Sox on a long, long trip, I will be very grateful.

I have been in Congress 27 years and you are the first Secretary to mention the Territories, I was born in Puerto Rico, without having to be prodded by me to mention the Territories.

NASA is in charge of conducting civilian space activities and science and aeronautics research. I am a strong supporter of NASA and believe that its programs help America maintain itself as the world leader in space exploration and in the…

We very much understand that Congress is in the driver's seat on the fiscal year 2018 budget.

The President's budget request includes $800 million for the 2020 Census preparations.

Arecibo and Green Bank in West Virginia, we strongly support the preservation of those vital facilities.

NASA's Earth Science division works to develop a scientific understanding of the Earth and its responses to natural and human-induced changes.

I have spent a lot of time in my 27 years here talking about a new relationship with Cuba.

The best decision, I think, or the worst is that is how they redraw our districts, but we are not going to discuss that painful one right now.