This new post-Roe reality that we are living with is still sinking in for most of us, but if you are a woman who is pregnant now and needs to end that pregnancy, and you are in one of the States that has outlawed abortion, every day is…

Once again, I speak as a woman, a mom, a doctor, and a pediatrician who has rescued many babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. I tell you that we have heard a lot of statistics on the other side of the aisle, but one statistic that…

I express my support for H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. In over 20 years as a pediatrician, I saw steadily escalating levels of mental illness in my patients. There was a big uptick after 2007…

I thank the chairman for the opportunity to speak on this important bill, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. American families are struggling. They are continuing to see rising gas prices even as oil and gas companies are making record…

Prices don`t have to be this high. You all can make decisions today that will help our constituents tomorrow.

I appreciate the opportunity to share my priorities and concerns as a representative of Washington State's 8th Congressional District.

I thank Representative Brown for her remarks and her partnership on this issue.

I want to ask for your support to fund agricultural research infrastructure.

We have failed our students. We failed our teachers by not acting to reduce gun violence in this country.

Not for the first time on this Committee I want to discuss access to slaughter and processing for small- and medium-sized producers, which is a top concern for ranchers in my district.

If we want to better improve our food supply chains and create local food systems that better serve both producers and consumers, it is essential to increase our processing capacity and access to that.

It feels like gouging. It even feels like profiteering.