Regrettably, Madam Speaker, racism and discrimination flourish in the darkness. We need to shine a light and allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make lending more transparent. Madam Speaker, a transparent market will be a…

I had the honor of hosting our Vice President Kamala Harris in my district as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus On the Road series just this week. Together with our Caucus chair, Nanette Barragan, we delved into critical issues…

The beginning of so many great American stories is built around starting a small business in your family name, becoming a foundation in your local community--making it in America. Small businesses are major drivers of wealth creation in…

Allowing Americans to live in the streets is not a standard that our nation should be willing to accept.

Diversity among the witnesses presented before the committee is critical to better representation.

As I have always said, cash is king. Cash is simple and common.

I urge the committee's immediate consideration and support for my bills: the Community Finance Language Inclusion Act, H.R. 2834; and the Multilingual Financial Literacy Act, H.R. 2835.

Ensuring everyone in the United States can thrive financially is not only the right thing to do, but it is also the smart thing to do for a country which has about 380 spoken languages.

Our role as lawmakers is a special one. We are empowered by the Constitution to make laws which are necessary and proper, to serve the Nation as it changes in whatever form that may be.

Today, that country we live in is also home to millions of Dreamers, people who were brought here to the United States as children and who grew up here.

Therefore, U.S. sanctions in Iran are critically important.

Like most of my colleagues, I strongly condemn the horrific October 7th attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel.