There is simply no place for sexual harassment in our society and especially in Congress.

Congress is moving fast to rush through a healthcare overhaul that lacks a key ingredient, the full participation of you, the American people.

Mr. Chairman, I just want to start off by thanking Chairman Hensarling and the entire Financial Services Committee for their leadership on this vital and important legislation. Job well done. The Financial CHOICE Act answers a deep need at…

We think it's a really good step in the right direction.

If you are a bank and you want to operate like some nonbank entity, like a hedge fund, then don't be a bank.

If you are a bank and you want to operate like some non-bank entity, like a hedge fund, then don't be a bank. Don't let banks use their customers' money to do anything other than traditional banking.

I am quite satisfied we are holding this hearing today because it is literally a life-or-death issue for my constituents.

If that rate of carnage were maintained for an entire year, one in every 375 individuals in my hometown would perish.

We have more than 60 Mayors representing communities across the country who have sent a letter to the President and Congressional leaders calling for broadband investment.

The state shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.

I have a deep conviction and strong support for Ward Connerly's Proposition 209 in California.