Yvette Clarke

Under this administration, unfortunately the mandate for DHS has focused on the attack on immigrants, has been focused on the attack on refugees.

These inhumane policies, which are simply the mandate given to an agency by an administration, and the family separation is just one of many that I believe have no place in our society.

That is not Homeland Security. That is demagoguery.

I would like to, first of all, thank the gentlewoman from Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester) for introducing this very important legislation, and thank Chairman Scott for yielding me time and for his leadership and support in continuing to…

How can we work to solve the disparities in the workforce without a complete picture of the data?

I, along with a number of my colleagues, have urged you not to harm local communities in this rulemaking.

I thank our chairman for yielding the time. I thank Congresswoman Kuster for her leadership. As vice chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and cosponsor of H.R. 986, I am proud to stand with my colleagues in support of the…

In plain English, that means tearing apart families simply because of the Nation they hail from.

I want to join in Congressman Rose's request for a district-by-district contracting assessment and plan.

We are a Nation of immigrants. Our country's prosperity is inherently linked with our history of welcoming people from all corners of the Earth. Diversity has been and continues to be our greatest strength.

But Donald Trump sees strength through a different lens. When he sees an immigrant family, he sees a threat to our Nation rather than an opportunity to enrich it.

Do you see there being some challenge to continuing to maintain that type of a task force working group?

I believe it has also generated a new generation of ISIS fighters, while here at home I believe his rhetoric has sparked a deadly wave of white supremacist attacks.

I believe that Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy is deeply concerning, particularly the recklessness with which we have gone about seeking our policy positions.

I thank the chairman of our committee for yielding me time. The Paris Agreement will still stand with or without the U.S. not meeting our commitment, and it doesn't hurt the Paris Agreement, it just hurts the U.S. diplomatically and…

Donald Trump, I believe, has created a leadership void at the Department of Homeland Security, and he has done so intentionally.

The President has said it himself.

We do not have a confirmed DHS inspector general to investigate those abuses.

The House has a responsibility to speak out and take action on climate change.

Today's hearing is about recognizing that climate change is not only an environmental threat, but it is a threat to homeland security.

Denying the reality that greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to rising seas and extreme temperatures flies in the face of what we are experiencing.

The environmental causes of climate change are reason enough to be bold and take international action.

I just think weakening a program that protects 9.1 million people in New York, because the regulated industry asks you to, is not your job.

More than 9.1 million people live in the vulnerability zones of RMP facilities in my home State of New York.

The RMP program offers important protections for workers, first responders, and the communities around high-risk chemical facilities.