Never should a text be a way of communicating--never, ever.

We need more than human contact. We need real transparency. We need to make sure that the families know almost immediately.

I am committed to working together with you and all the stakeholders to make sure we can make real, permanent change to keep all our service members safe.

This is a serious, serious issue. And I just feel like there should be a policy that specifically addresses it.

I thank Representative Lee and the caucuses involved for putting this Special Order together. Today in America, there is not one State that has the pandemic under control. My own State of Texas became the first State to surpass 1 million…

I thank the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal) for yielding me the time. This weekend, several of my colleagues and I visited the Irwin County ICE Detention Center, and what we saw and heard was outrageous and heartbreaking. We…

Many women have been violated in the most horrific way imaginable. One relayed having a doctor, without explanation, putting his hands in her vagina without gloves. That is an assault in my book, and we need to recognize it as such. Many…

The Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 is a modest but important bill. I commend our colleagues, Representatives Jeffries and Roby, for their leadership in bringing these important issues to our attention. I strongly urge my…

The libraries still play a very important role in America.

just last year, Latinos made up 4.6 percent of all film roles, while black people made up 15.7 percent.

how we portray our underrepresented communities really does matter.

Latinos continue to be depicted in very negative stereotypes by and large, if we are represented at all.