Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I know what it is like to grow up hungry. I know the feeling, as a young girl, opening the refrigerator, only to see the water jug. I know what it's like growing up on government-provided commodity food--cheese, peanut butter…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question and support the American Dream and Promise Act. Here we are again, wasting our time on yet another border resolution that does nothing, nada, to secure our…

We have several solutions that we have put forward, including my bill, the American Dream and Promise Act, which would finally provide Dreamers, TPS recipients, and DED beneficiaries with a pathway to citizenship. Not only is my bill…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of my constituents, Chef Victoria Elizondo. Victoria is a Dreamer. She came to the United States at the age of 12 with her parents. Last week, she sat in this Chamber, in the presence of the…