This morning, today, we have arrived in Washington to fight for postal workers, the United States Postal Service, in H.R. 8015. But I take this moment to acknowledge close to almost 175,000 dead Americans who have died from COVID-19. I…

But can you imagine 165,000 dead from COVID-19, the failures of this administration, many of whom are African-Americans and Latinx, and yet in the midst of this crisis, he chooses to participate in nasty, racist, distracting comments about…

You are absolutely right, to denigrate, to provide false hoods or to provide stereotypes and to incite people to go against these groups, whether they're Irish or Italians or whether they're African-Americans or Latinx or LGBTQ or women or…

It's an enormously important moment and it's based upon her own history and talent as she led such a large department in the A.G.'s office, 4,800 staff and a $700 million budget. It has now been affirmed that women can lead.

When she had the chance to engage in policy, she was astute, well informed, and she had the passion of knowing the history of her heritage.

For 14 years, the Texas Department of Transportation has been attempting to build I-45, which would literally destroy large aspects of my community. In this past appropriation, I am delighted to have had amendments that have indicated that…

As a senior member of the Judiciary, Homeland, and Budget Committees, and Founding Chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7327, the ``Child Care for Economic Recovery Act'', which expands the…

I thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for answering the plea of so many of us in relation to our districts. I thank subcommittee chairwoman, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ranking Member Westerman. Mr. Speaker, I am glad for all these…

I rise for the thousands and millions of childcare workers--essential workers--and their families and the children in support of legislation that provides $50 billion to reaffirm childcare essential workers and, as well, to provide relief…

I thank the gentlemen for allowing me the privilege of joining my brothers and sisters in the Hispanic Caucus for really a moment of history in this historic legislation authored by our dear friend, Congressman Serrano from New York, the…

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership, and I particularly rise today to thank all of my colleagues who joined in this historic moment with Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Let it be known how hard and consistently she worked and with…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the additional time. These words are from Dr. Martin Luther King: ``I am deeply moved by your courage in fasting as your personal sacrifice for justice through nonviolence. Your past and present…