My Republican colleagues love to talk about so-called immigrant crime and chaos at the border, but the reality is that their callous disregard for the truth, for conspiracy theories and lies and demonization of immigrants, has brought…
Pramila Jayapal
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Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is notable for being the first South Asian woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Throughout her tenure, Jayapal has focused on issues such as healthcare reform, immigration, and social justice, advocating for policies that aim to improve the lives of her constituents and promote equity across the nation.
Here we are again, debating another partisan bill that promotes fearmongering about immigrants, instead of working together to fix the immigration system. I probably shouldn't be too surprised. Scapegoating immigrants and attempting to…
As it is, domestic violence survivors say that these waivers are not as strong as they could be, but to not include them at all shows a shocking lack of empathy and understanding of what survivors of domestic violence experience. I guess I…
Just today we heard that the economy grew by 2.8 percent in the second quarter showing extraordinary strength because of the policies that President Biden and Vice President Harris have put into place for this country. Don't be distracted…
I am proud to support the Biden administration's new Title IX rule that recognizes every student deserves to feel safe and explicitly prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex…
I am disappointed that my republican colleagues are convening this hearing to question a union exercising its First Amendment rights.
It seems to me that this hearing is really about criticizing unions, which has always been a Republican position.
I believe it is absolutely critical that we speak out against antisemitism, that we recognize the severity, and we condemn and confront it authentically.
Protecting the Jewish community from antisemitism is essential to our broader fight against all forms of hate, bigotry and bias.
I think we have to understand that labor unions are an extension of democracy in the workplace.
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…
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. Amendment No. 129 Offered by Mr. Moore of Alabama The Acting…
I understand that it is critical for Congress to engage with the Pentagon to accurately meet our country's national security needs, but we don't have to spend billions of dollars on wish lists and what-ifs to accomplish that. I say that…
My bipartisan amendment would prevent funding from this bill to be used to require the Defense Department to create what is called an unfunded priorities list. This list that DOD is required to send to Congress is simply a wish list of…
I am the proud lead sponsor of the Medicare for All bill in the House of Representatives, because it is long overdue, to guarantee health care as a human right.
I believe vaccines save lives. I think that is the science and the research of it.
It is extremely disturbing to me to see Donald Trump campaigning on a promise to overhaul our Nation's top law enforcement body so that he can go after his opponents.
I'm disappointed that the president has sort of gone into the same frame as Donald Trump at a very time when we need to make a distinction between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
I want to thank you for your tremendous service to our country, Attorney General Garland, and to say that with you, under the Biden Administration, your Department of Justice has shown remarkable independence and integrity in the execution…
Instead, Republicans are using this hearing and this Committee as a legislative arm of the Trump campaign.
I think it's outrageous, Anderson. This is a supreme court justice, the highest court of the land. He had an obligation to, I believe, recuse himself, but at a minimum to provide response to members of Congress about his actions and he…
Justice Alito and I would say, Justice Thomas in the same category are really slashing and burning the integrity of the supreme court and I think it's extremely troubling.
I think the chief justice needs to immediately establish an enforceable mechanism, an independent enforceable mechanism to make sure that the supreme court justices are following this code of conduct that they set out for themselves.





