I know it is easy to get abstract when we talk about the impact of global debt, but my constituents know we are talking about people's lives too.

I worry that it will be impossible for us to recover from this pandemic.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my strong support for Israel's right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza. These attacks against Israel must be condemned. I applaud President Biden…

Mr. Speaker, today I want to wish Jacinto City and community in my district a happy 75th anniversary. Jacinto City is a beloved community in our district full of hardworking Americans who contribute to our economy and work every day to…

Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my friend, Maria Esther Estrada Campos, on receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Houston. Esther has been a trailblazer in public education and is a public servant and a…

I think that is like saying Amazon democratized reading, because big players like Citadel, the only companies large enough to handle all these trades, are getting way bigger.

People in working-class communities like mine don't know how they will retire. They are worried about whether their parents are going to live.

We also support legislation such as the Protect Older Job Applicants Act championed by Representative Sylvia Garcia.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you and Ranking Member Barr for holding this hearing.

This hearing is especially important to me, because we have to think a lot about the bond market where I come from.

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