The Corporate Transparency Act is the most important change to U.S. anti-money laundering law in decades, and FinCEN's proposed implementation rule is a strong step in that direction.

At its best, FinCEN has the potential to set a strong anti-corruption agenda, disrupting the shadowy world of shell companies, oligarchs, and arms traffickers whose financial crimes have harmful consequences for everyday people.

I co-led with my colleague, Representative Scott Peters, requesting $65 million in funding for the NASA space grant program.

Several States, including my home State of Illinois, passed a 36-percent rate cap last year.

I have introduced the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act.

I do support the Military Lending Act.

Those communities have been the victims of environmental injustice for decades, and we can do better.

I am simply devastated about the ways that the horrific legacy of slavery is built into the very structure of the U.S. banking system today.

It is our job as lawmakers to study the origins of these problems so that we can identify them and root them out.

For my district, environmental issues are not just health issues but also social justice issues.

We need more air monitoring, and we need more programs for mitigation.

My district now has the highest number of people that are uninsured of any district in the country.