I want to recognize National Gun Violence Survivors Week and the 58 percent of Americans who have experienced gun violence in their lifetimes. Gun violence kills nearly 40,000 Americans every year; more than half of those deaths are…

Over the last week, our relationship with Iran has fallen to its most difficult period since 1979. The United States killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, a bad man whom we do not mourn, and yet it was a provocative and disproportionate…

I thank Representative Tonko for yielding. Article I, section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, States: ``The people have a right to clean air, to pure water.'' Similar in spirit, the Environmental Protection Agency's website proclaims…

Words matter. We have heard many words over the course of these last weeks. Still, what strikes me are the words that are missing from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, a gaping hole in this conversation, the words they cannot…

In our conversation about gun violence, one side sees the need for background checks. The other side prefers to ``enforce the laws we already have.'' Yet we do not have universal background checks, so we cannot enforce it. Meanwhile, our…

This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments surrounding DACA. Now 800,000 lives hang in the balance. Mr. Speaker, 800,000 is a big number, and in the face of abstract figures it is easy to lose touch with the human reality. So let's…

I thank Chairwoman Waters and Representative Heck for this important legislation. I am excited to stand here in support of the Export-Import Bank. It is critically important to my home State of Pennsylvania and, in particular, my home…

By abandoning our Kurdish allies in Syria, President Trump has allowed ISIS fighters to escape prison, strengthen Russia, Iran and Syria, and damaged our reputation around the world. He has also betrayed an ally that fought valiantly…

I, too, rise on the issue of suicide. Every day in America, 129 people die by suicide. Over a single year, that is more than 47,000 souls, each an irreplaceable loss. Even more troubling, suicide is on the rise among teens, vets, and law…

I thank the chairwoman, Representative Maloney, for all her dedication, and I thank her for naming me to share a few remarks. I am a new Representative from Pennsylvania, neighbor to New Jersey, but I spend an awful lot of time in New…

Words matter. Decency matters. Recently, President Trump told four Congresswomen of color to ``go back'' to their home countries. Mr. President, they are home. Three of these Congresswomen, my colleagues, were born in the United States…

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, we saw heroism and selflessness, especially the first responders who rushed toward danger, rescued survivors, and then spent months cleaning up the wreckage. Their selflessness was on display again…