When I first arrived in Congress there were only two women on the Appropriations Committee.

Diplomatic engagement is a critical part of deterrence, which is something I am not sure everyone in this particular administration understands.

I believe some of the most severe poverty in this country and in my district exists in these forgotten places.

I was in a mobile home the other day where with the weather being 20 below the man's wall actually somehow expanded.

This is a tragedy waiting to happen. Nuclear waste has engineering solutions. This is a political problem.

As we are facing in the Great Lakes, a monumental challenge of additional rainfall that is washing over our watersheds at a much higher rate and taking with it a lot of nutrients.

I rise this evening to join my remarks along with those of Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee to reach our beloved colleague, Walter Jones of the Third District of North Carolina, and his family as they walk through these difficult days…

I urge my colleagues to support the consolidated package of six appropriations bills and reopen the federal government. This unprecedented shutdown has ground our country to a halt. Every day this shutdown continues, families in my…

By now, you have seen the images of furloughed public servants lined up at food banks across our beloved country. This is a sight seen in communities everywhere, including throughout northern Ohio. I rise today to call attention to the…

I thank Congresswoman Velazquez for her daunting and unparalleled leadership in trying to help the people of Puerto Rico. And I thank our very distinguished ranking member for his interest in helping to solve the real challenge of Cano…

I thank my dear friend, the chair of the Appropriations Committee, for yielding me this time. Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 268, the emergency disaster recovery package. National disasters across our Nation devastated the lives of…

In conclusion, this nation must confront, head-on, the reality of strengthening storms. We must help all communities recover from disasters, as we never know when it will hit our own backyard. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support…

As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Poland, it is with a truly heavy heart that I rise this morning to express deepest sympathy to our NATO ally, Poland, and its countrymen and women on the brutal slaying of visionary…

I thank Chairwoman Lowey for the recognition and the opportunity to speak. Madam Speaker, this vote is a tribute to the thousands of Federal patriots who have shown up to work for the past 25 days, working with no pay. This must end today…

This could include enhanced electronic surveillance between ports of entry. This could include additional personnel at all ports of entry to increase checks. And, frankly, in communities like I represent, it should involve increasing DEA…

Let's pay tribute to the thousands of America's patriots going to work with no pay. It is wrong for the President to use his authority to harm our Republic. Public service employees hold our country together. Take this story shared by…

A wall is not remotely capable of dealing with the magnitude of our continental challenge to civil order. The forces of commerce, greed, addiction, and lawless cartels and gangs are too insidious. They will surmount any wall. They already…

19 days into the Trump shutdown, there is no end in sight. Real Americans are taking his blows. Take Ms. J's story. She is a constituent of mine who is a contractor for NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. With the Trump shutdown…

The President's demand for $5 billion for a wall won't stop the drug trade, and here is why: The drugs will keep flowing in here, due to NAFTA and CAFTA's exploding continental trade resulting from U.S. jobs being shipped south of our…

I thank the ranking member, Mrs. Lowey from New York, for yielding. And here we are, again, and again, and again-- in fact, that is the ninth continuing resolution that the Republicans have punted in this Congress rather than getting the…

Following the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi ordered by the Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the world raised its voice in condemnation. Noticeably quiet was the leader of the free world, our own President. A…

Today I proudly recognize and honor a true public servant, Captain Andrea Kaman, of the United States Army. Soon, Andrea will transition from her Army Congressional Fellow assignment to continue service as an Army Human Resources Officer…

Tomorrow President Trump will claim victory as the United States, Canadian, and Mexican officials gather to sign a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. But let us make no mistake, this is far from a finished deal…

As co-chair of the Ukrainian Caucus, I rise to strongly condemn Russia's dangerous assault on Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait. Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports should alarm the world. As Russian dictator Vladimir Putin attempts to…

How troubling it is that General Motors has announced it is idling five major auto plants across the United States and Canada. At the Chevy Cruze plant in Lordstown, Ohio, facility alone, 1,600 jobs are on the chopping block. The dire…