At a minimum, it should be the clean continuing resolution to fund the government. No policy riders, no bad, you know -- no other bad immigration policy, nothing but just fund the government.

the Republicans have got to get it together and figure out if they've got a majority.

If it happens that we have a shutdown, it looks increasingly likely, it is a Republican shutdown and it has tremendous consequences for people across the country.

we are not going to save the speaker, because he has been a completely untrustworthy negotiator.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

My bipartisan amendment would prevent funding from this bill to be used to carry out the Defense Department's ``unfunded priorities list.'' This list that the DOD is required to send to Congress is simply a wish list of things that…

I include in the Record the letter from Under Secretary of Defense Michael McCord that I quoted from earlier. Under Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC, March 20, 2023. Hon. Pramila Jayapal, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear…

Guaranteed admissions have even shown to help students graduate debt free.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Washington will be postponed. Vacating Demand for Recorded Vote on Amendment Offered by…

I close out by saying that we know that the Department of Defense is necessarily a hierarchical institution where the top leaders identify the most important priorities across a very vast swath of departments within the Department of…

Race-conscious admissions was a critical tool for diversifying classrooms, for reducing racial bias and addressing racial disparities in enrollment for students of color.

We have seen workers standing up to corporate greed and fighting for better rights on the job, good benefits, and fair wages. Today, our Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order hour is devoted to this topic and to our solidarity…

I thank Representative DeSaulnier for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), the ranking member of the Small Business Committee and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus executive…

Before the gentlewoman leaves, I would engage in a colloquy with her for a couple of minutes. I know she has been on the picket lines with workers. She has talked to striking workers. Can she tell us some of what she is hearing about what…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for her leadership, and I thank her for sharing that. I think it is really important to remember that these are the workers who actually saved the auto industry by giving up defined benefit pension plans, by…

I will take a minute, just in case anybody who is out there listening has been interested in the concept of strikes. I think it is important to say that striking is not an inherently bad or inherently good thing. It is not a failure of our…

As our fundamental freedoms are threatened by extreme MAGA Republicans in Congress and across the country, we trust that the DOJ will initiate investigations and file lawsuits to protect reproductive rights.

It is just sad that this Committee has also been transformed into a soapbox for political conspiracy theorists instead of focusing on the really important issues that the American people care about.

It is my firm belief that we have to hold those accountable who tried to destroy our country, including the former President, or we risk losing our country altogether.

I am deeply grateful that you have led this Nation toward accountability of all those who were involved, including the former President.

Having a hearing where the Republican majority tries to scare the public and demonize immigrants is not how we're going to make America safer.

This hearing appears to be nothing more than political theater with little new information.

Unfortunately, the Trump Administration decimated our refugee and legal immigration systems, increasing migration from all over the world to the Southern border.

these claims by my Republican colleagues, actually, empower smugglers to convince desperate migrants to pay for their services.

The Biden Administration has worked hard to rebuild the refugee program and has tried to expand legal pathways using parolee, but only Congress can provide permanent solutions.