He always operated with fairness, was always very thoughtful in his deliberations.

Unfortunately, your efforts to relocate ERS and NIFA threaten this work and the work of researchers across this country.

Unless the Congress and the Administration act to support the two requests I have outlined above before September 30, 2019, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic damage to our Medicaid program and our healthcare system.

Members, with no exaggeration, the Congress, together with the Administration, must act by September 30, 2019, to avert catastrophic damage to our healthcare system.

Congress must act before September 30, 2019, to avert catastrophic damage to our healthcare system and the health and well-being of the people of Puerto Rico.

This week, the United Nations is hosting its Climate Action Summit. Robust funding and sound policies are needed to ensure we effectively combat climate change. Threatened by increasingly more frequent and extreme changes in our climate…

Today, because federally regulated banks and other financial institutions may face prosecution if they offer their services to businesses selling legal cannabis products across 47 States, D.C., and four U.S. territories, many legal…

I thank the gentleman for that enlightening information that he has shared with us. We know that the years of experience and seniority that the gentleman has gained on the Agriculture Committee have given him not only a passion, but a real…

I rise as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus to speak to this body about the issues that are important to Americans, everyday Americans. The Congressional Black Caucus is the conscience of the Congress, and we feel that it is our…

I think of all the money that America spends on foreign aid, foreign food programs; and the fact that we, as Americans, are squabbling over feeding our own, of providing nutrition and assistance to those families, to veterans, to our…

As you can see, I am here alongside my colleagues of the Congressional Black Caucus in strong opposition to the administration's proposal to severely restrict broad-based categorical eligibility, or cat-el. This rule would kick millions of…

I thank the gentleman for the great information, the statistics, the science that is there that explains to us what happens when SNAP is denied to young people, as well as his heartfelt words about where our Nation is going when we are…

May I ask how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 32 minutes remaining.

President Trump's latest attempt to slash SNAP would be harmful to Americans across the country, but certain communities face particular risks. Six of the groups that Trump's proposed rules would hit hardest include rural communities…

The Coast Guard has been exemplary in the Virgin Islands, and we could not do many of the things that we do to protect ourselves without their support.

I am just thinking about the particular vulnerabilities that those of your sectors that are in what may be considered far-flung areas may face with respect to that.

I include in the Record letters from AARP, as well as the United States Conference of Mayors, that have written in during the comment period to speak out against and in opposition to the proposed rule changes by this administration. AARP…

I thank Chairwoman Lowey, and I thank the leadership for bringing this CR and health extenders legislation to the floor. The bill contains critical Medicaid relief for my district, the Virgin Islands. It extends the disaster-related 100…

Every day, 100 Americans are killed with guns and hundreds more are shot and injured. That is 36,500 people a year who lose their lives to gun violence. The effects extend far beyond those casualties and shape the lives of millions of…

I am one of the cosponsors of the D.C. statehood bill, and I find it very interesting, this discussion about constitutionality.

I feel that quite a number of Members are hung up on that. I won't get into the fact that people were more concerned about parking than they were about the rights of citizens to be able to make their own determination.

I consider myself a strict constructionist. I am one of probably the few on my side of the aisle that would consider themselves a strict constructionist.

I would like to thank you, Chairman Takano and Ranking Member Roe, and the Members of this Committee, for the opportunity to speak on the issues affecting approximately 8,800 veterans in my district of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

All American veterans deserve a commitment from their country and government that proper health care will be provided regardless of geographic location.

I encourage you to increase the Federal commitment to the embattled veterans of the U.S. Virgin Islands.