Filemon Vela: “To say that the border is lawless is a lie.”

The U.S. agriculture sector is crucial to our economy and generates more than $1 trillion in annual economic activity. In 2017, Texas farms sold $24.9 billion in agricultural products, a significant contribution to the State's economy…

Blaming and punishing the people who are seeking protection is inhumane.

Last Friday, many of us attended the funeral for our colleague, Elijah Cummings. His story and the service were inspirational. On that same day, this article concerning the deteriorating conditions of the Mexican border appeared in The…

At the end of a long vote series today, I unintentionally voted nay for H.R. 1146, the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plan Protection Act, on rollcall number 530. Had I been able to correct my vote at that time, I would have voted ``aye.''…