the role of local law enforcement is to enforce public safety, not to get involved in Federal immigration laws enforcement.

our Federal immigration system is a civil system. It is not a criminal system.

I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding and for his tremendous leadership. Mr. Speaker, this reckless Republican plan is a betrayal of the American people. How is it a betrayal? Callously stripping 24 million people of health care…

Ms. Norton is right: the uninsured rate in my home State of Washington got cut more than half. So we are down to not quite as low as you, but 5.6, I think now, compared to over 13 percent before the Affordable Care Act. I often get to…

Once again, it looks like we need to school our colleagues on the Constitution. I thank Mr. Raskin for consistently doing that. Now it is a great honor to yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the dean of the…

I thank the gentlewoman from California. Now it is my tremendous honor to introduce and yield to the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva), a dear friend and somebody that has been on the streets and…

I thank Representative Kennedy so much. As the gentleman was talking, I was thinking about the simple rule that we are all better off when we are all better off. I appreciate everything that you just said. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor…

I thank Mrs. Watson Coleman for her excellent statement. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to yield to the distinguished gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

Tomorrow we will be voting on the American Health Care Act. We are doing this in spite of the fact that we just found out that there is an even more dire and harsh plan. We still have not received the Congressional Budget Office's…

I thank the good gentleman from Minnesota for his tremendous work and for his words. As the gentleman spoke, I think about all the names that we could call this bill that is before us. We can call it TrumpCare, we can call it the pay more…

I thank my good colleague from Connecticut so much for that incredibly compelling testimony of why we cannot let this bill pass. Let me summarize what you heard in this last hour from Members across our country who are terrified. Frankly…

I thank my good friend from Rhode Island for his incredible leadership on so many issues and for reminding us again that 24 million is just a number, but behind that number are all of the people and all of the stories that will be…

I thank Representative Grijalva. I am so proud to introduce my colleague from Massachusetts, Representative Joe Kennedy. Two weeks ago, during the Energy and Commerce markup on TrumpCare, the gentleman actually forced Republican lawmakers…

Late last night, in a callous betrayal of the very people who elected them, Republicans hatched up the latest plan to deprive more than 24 million Americans of their health care. Let me say that again. 24 million people. In fact, perhaps…

I thank Representative Raskin for his consistent brilliance and leadership. I so appreciate it. It has been a tremendous honor to serve with him here. I want to talk about another area that we haven't covered yet, which is the State and…

This evening I rise to speak on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and I believe some of my colleagues will be joining me, to talk about the budget that has just been released by this President. I would like to say, Mr…

I strongly oppose potential deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. According to many recent press reports, the EPA budget to restore our critical Puget Sound in my home State of Washington is facing a 93 percent cut. What is…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Jayapal moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1004 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Simply put, Mr. Speaker, this amendment restricts the President…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the bill. This is a…

Today I stand here for this Special Order on behalf of our Congressional Progressive Caucus, and we have decided that we would like to use this Special Order hour to address our reactions to the President's address to the Union last night…

I thank my distinguished colleague from Maryland for your tremendous work already in these 7 weeks and schooling us all on the Constitution and making sure that we continue to recognize the tremendous responsibility that we have here in…

I want to congratulate my hometown, the city of Seattle, on its historic decision to terminate its $3 billion relationship with Wells Fargo Bank over its financing and support of the Dakota Access pipeline. Last week, the Seattle City…

Yesterday I introduced my first bill, H.R. 1006, the Access to Counsel Act; and it was a great pleasure to work with my colleague in the Senate, Senator Kamala Harris, who introduced that companion version. The legislation is a direct…

I want to just conclude our earlier Special Order where many of my colleagues spoke out in strong opposition to the Muslim ban that was just signed by President Trump. I would like to read a short paragraph from the letter that we have now…