The only way to win this fight is to strengthen defenses the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois.

Madam Speaker, I rise in commemoration of the life of Boris Nemtsov who was tragically assassinated by Vladimir Putin's Russian regime 5 years ago this week in Moscow. Boris served as deputy prime minister and was a prominent voice for…

However, there are also proposals you should not expect to see funded in the House bill.

Unfortunately, that is getting harder and harder to do.

While the mistreatment of migrants is inexcusable, I would be remiss if I did not also recognize the dedication and commitment of the vast majority of women and men of the Department of Homeland Security.

I want to be clear that, absent any enacted law to effect such a transfer, this subcommittee will continue to include funding for the Secret Service in its bill.

I cannot remember a time when there was less consensus about immigration and border security.

Within my subcommittee's Energy and Water accounts, the bill provides over $21 million for the Department of Energy to provide technical assistance help restore and rebuild the electric grid in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. These…

I thank our hardworking chair, Nita Lowey, for yielding me this time. Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 5687, the Puerto Rico earthquake supplemental funding. This $4.67 billion in funding is a vital lifeline for our fellow citizens…

Mr. Speaker, today's passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act is a major victory for the American worker. Nationwide, millions of Americans work full-time jobs yet earn unsustainable wages and little to no benefits. Too many…

I have a lot of concerns about the way that this is moving forward.