My hometown of Austin, Texas, is modestly known as the ``Live Music Capital of the World.'' The title is well justified, from the South by Southwest music festival in the spring, to Austin City Limits on a couple of weekends in October. It…

I thank Mr. Tonko so much for organizing this Special Order. I do know how special that Louise was to you and to so many of us. She was a dear friend for many years, an outspoken advocate for social and economic justice, and she put…

The Social Security number really is a key to identity theft, and thieves have had a field day with these Social Security numbers and the identity theft and the invasion of privacy that occurs. A full 10 years ago, I authored a measure…

Like some stormy sermon from Trump on the virtues of chastity, I believe these House Republicans today really do deserve a gold medal for hypocrisy. After approving their budget-busting, trickle-down, trillion-dollar tax break and refusing…

But I think insofar as your opening comments emphasize the importance of focusing on the predatory practices of China and on supporting a targeted approach where we are not going it alone, but working with our allies, that you have it…

the majority of the Republican Caucus has not joined your letter to the President, including one-fourth of the Members of this Committee.

I would hope that our witnesses will focus their attention while they are here in Washington on those many Republicans who have not joined that targeted approach.

one of the major reasons that I have voted against a number of previous trade agreements is the way they have been subverted by various special interests to serve their own selfish agenda to the detriment of our public health.

The Trump administration's proposal and the corporate pressure behind it hold the potential to handcuff public health interests for the decades.

I think that it is wrong to limit the power of American States and local governments, as well as foreign governments to address this challenge.

I urge you to reconsider your position on ISDS. Continuing to include ISDS in NAFTA makes good policy and political sense.

There is no reason foreigners should be given more rights than American citizens and American companies have.

NAFTA is very important in Texas. It was signed in the district that I currently represent in San Antonio.

What we have is an incredible amount of bungling, no fiscal responsibility in doing this week by week, month by month. And the discussion of there being a government shutdown, turning the lights out, well, the only person who has called…

It was all only a dream, a dream that Speaker Ryan would permit this House to work its will and have a vote to secure the future of our DREAMers, America DREAMers, who Trump one day condemns as ``illegal,'' then says he ``loves,'' and then…

More and more Americans are recognizing that Donald Trump is unfit to be President--his divisive tactics, his racism, and his mendacity--but this Trump shutdown has shown further that he is truly incapable of being President. His fabled…

The cause of any government shutdown now will be the same as in the past: Republican intransigence. If they continue to insist upon an entirely partisan bill that excludes DREAMers, they should not expect Democratic votes. I want the…

I am all in favor of keeping our government open. The difference that I have with my Republican colleagues is that I want to keep it open for everyone. Here, at Christmas, we think of the children first, but the children are not put first…

I would just say that all of us as Members of Congress are eager to return to our families as soon as possible across America, but our DREAMers are left with fear and uncertainty about returning to their families and about their future…

In fact, if you turn to the bill, which is a big old thick stack, you see it says ``short title, et cetera,'' and it stops. It is nameless at this point. It is a bill that has no name. And, of course, it has no heart. But what is the…

I know how much the gentlewoman cares about the future of our children and the Children's Health Insurance Program. I think of the Family Visiting program to help young parents. That is in our committee. I think about our crumbling roads…

Let's make no mistake about it. We are here this morning solely because of a mistake. This is the blunder rule. This is not the first big blunder in this bill, and indeed it certainly won't be the last. We will be cleaning up this mess and…

We are here solely because of Republican blunders. Hardly the first blunder. Many more blunders will need correcting from this trumped-up partisan bill. If President Trump blunders into signing it today, it will trigger $25 billion in…

For those with silk stockings, it is a very Merry Christmas indeed. The billionaires get stuffed, but we get coal. It is like a White Elephant gift exchange. The billionaires grab the good gifts, and the leftovers go to working families…

The world's biggest corporate tax dodgers get the most out of this bill: a 40 percent reduction in the corporate tax rate and the right to bring back those profits they have hidden in Caribbean hideaways for pennies on the dollar. Another…