Puerto Rico is declining in population. It has been for almost 2 decades.

It drives me crazy that we do not have maps like this for Puerto Rico.

I also would appreciate your comments on a bill I have introduced called the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps.

Lake Erie is dying, and that is not an overstatement.

I represent a vast Puerto Rican population living in Ohio.

I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, Ranking Member Richard Neal, for his exceptional leadership in trying to fix this horrendous bill. Madam Speaker, the GOP-led tax and deficit disaster rewards the big corporations and…

This job outsourcing tax bill of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich, well, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck, and this duck belongs in a swamp, which voters may have thought they were draining in the…

It is hard for people of goodwill to imagine the depth of depravity that Russia's malevolent dictators will stoop to to serve the narrow, pecuniary, and political interests of the few at the price of the many. Dr. Timothy Snyder, in his…

On November 11 in this year of 2017, the nation of Poland will celebrate its 99th anniversary of independence. To commemorate this historic event as well as to recognize the values the United States and Poland have shared since the 1700s…

There couldn't be a more dangerous industry to work in. Do you want to put some of these foreign companies in charge of worker safety in those places? Not I. I have seen too many mangled bodies in places around the world that tell me no. I…

Small businesses and workers suffer while large corporate interests escape accountability. Mr. Speaker, it is time we pass laws that help American workers. Wouldn't that be a sea change in this country? I urge my colleagues to oppose this…

Earlier this week a driver whom law enforcement has identified as Sayfullo Saipov, violently rammed his pickup truck into a crowd in Manhattan, killing 8 people and injuring 11. Local officials called it the deadliest attack since…

Let me begin by saying to my brother, Steve, back in Ohio: I am so very proud of you, your courage, your goodness, and your honor. Mr. Speaker, meanwhile, President Trump and the Republicans are doing everything to railroad tax breaks…

Smart dealmakers don't divulge their tactics. Yet, according to a report from Inside Trade, President Trump told a group of Senators that his so-called threats to withdraw from NAFTA are just a negotiating tactic. Mr. Speaker, workers in…

We cannot allow the Republican majority to trade away creating jobs here in America for doling out massive tax breaks to wealthy corporations that have no intention of investing here in the United States of America. The Republican plan…

On October 15, the world celebrated International Day of Rural Women and the invaluable global contribution of women farmers and small holders. To do our part in expressing solidarity, I rise to introduce this resolution to commemorate…

Friday marked 1 month since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. According to my constituents, current conditions are as follows: more than 1 million Americans there lack access to clean water; mothers cannot make infant formula; people…

There was applause from the gallery, and every American applauds. Mr. Speaker, I have an alert for the Trump administration. The Trump- led FEMA, that is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security…

What a privilege it has been for me to know and do my best to help community leaders in Lorain, Ohio, who have been engaged in the Puerto Rican relief effort following Hurricane Maria. Lorain Councilman Angel Arroyo, along with many of our…

As the NAFTA negotiations continue, it is important for us to listen to our constituents on how we can make NAFTA better for them. To that end, I convened important stakeholders for a hearing in Ohio on how NAFTA has hurt American workers…

Lee and Cheryl underlined the adverse environmental effects of NAFTA and the need to strengthen environmental standards in any renegotiated agreement. I was proud to note their statements that Ohio has become number one in solar…

During the August recess, I held a field hearing in Ohio to hear firsthand accounts from American workers and farmers and all our constituents on what a renegotiated NAFTA could mean for jobs in Ohio and America. At the end of my remarks…

I am concerned that one of the barriers to home ownership for millennials is the high levels of student debt that they hold.

During the August recess, I organized a district field hearing to hear firsthand accounts from America's workers, my constituents, on NAFTA's disastrous job impacts. These voices must be heard and listened to as our Nation renegotiates…

They directly know the negative impacts of NAFTA. Amy stressed the changing nature of manufacturing in Ohio, making up one of eight jobs. Donnie discussed how Ohio has lost over 300,000 manufacturing jobs as well as the imperative for a…