I look forward to working with you and the Administration on human rights issues.

I really do hope that that is a strong priority because I think it's so incredibly important for our position in the world.

I arrived a moment too late to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 138.

Deforestation has surged to record highs as the Government has rolled back environmental protection mechanisms.

We know that nearly a century ago the scientist who discovered insulin... sold the patent for just one dollar as a gift to society.

Yet when I'm home in my district... I hear over and over again from patients who are finding that they are struggling to afford insulin.

I believe that collaboration with our democratic allies is a key to maintaining national and global security.

Obviously any attack on U.S. troops is unacceptable and demands a response. But it also seems important that Congress be consulted in formulating that response.

So many of the leaders we hear about are public figures, elected officials, people with loud voices in the community, but there are so many other kinds of leaders. In particular, in connection with this month's Women's History Month, I…

These challenges are real. And those of us in positions of power must take them seriously.

I know that no one in this Chamber needs to be reminded that we are here to represent people. In my community and nationwide, many people have been facing unprecedented financial hardship and personal struggles for a year now. Despite that…

In November of last year, I stood in this Chamber to support this legislation, the bipartisan National Apprenticeship Act. The House passed it, but the Senate failed to put it up for a vote. We need to seize this opportunity. Revitalizing…

As terrifying as today was here in the people's House, it was, thankfully, fairly short in duration. In contrast, the pain and fear that so many Americans are experiencing this year has been long and continuous to this very moment. Rather…

I include in the Record a letter dated November 17, 2020, from the International Union of Operating Engineers in support of this bill, addressed to the Honorable Robert C. Scott, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor. International…

I support H.R. 4447 which, in broad strokes, would reform U.S. energy policy by making investments in energies that will reduce our carbon footprint. My amendment is offered, not as a critique of the underlying bill, but to fulfill a…

Today, across the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte's brutal regime is using the pretext of a so-called anti- terrorism law to ramp up efforts targeting labor organizers, workers, and political opponents. This law allows suspects to be detained…

I include in the Record a letter from business leaders in support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. These businesses range from Patagonia to Chobani to Mastercard to Johnson & Johnson. September 15, 2020. Dear Members of Congress…

It protects workers with known limitations related to childbirth, because it is time that we recognize that mental health conditions like postpartum depression are real and tangible medical conditions. Madam Speaker, I thank leadership…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in opposition to this political poison pill of an MTR. Corporations are a legal creation. They don't have religious beliefs. Their officers might, but they do not. Let's be clear about who inspired…

As a former lawyer who worked long hours during two pregnancies, it is outrageous to me that, in 2020, 100 years after women finally secured the power to vote, current law does not explicitly guarantee every pregnant worker the right to a…

I thank my colleague across the aisle, Mr. Van Drew, for supporting this very important piece of legislation. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support H.R. 8162. It is legislation that will provide vital…

As we face the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, childcare centers across our country are on the verge of collapse. The consequences can be felt throughout our society: From children, to childcare workers, to working…

Second, to demonstrate American leadership countering malign influence is critical.

America stands up for the most vulnerable and there is no more vulnerable place in the world, I would argue, than the African continent.

And I look upon that in three lenses. The first is the American taxpayer should want to protect their $100 billion of investments in basically stopping the tidal wave of HIV/AIDS.