I was pleased and somewhat relieved to see Attorney General Holder and the Justice Department announce that they will independently investigate not only the shooting of Michael Brown but also the policing practices of the Ferguson and St…

Thank you, Chairman Nelson, Ranking Member Collins, for holding this incredibly important hearing on such an important and timely issue.

Thank you, Mrs. Engler, for being here to put a face and a story behind the issues that we are dealing with today.

we have an opportunity to address an issue of concern to foresting communities in Wisconsin and across the Nation in the emergency supplemental appropriations bill now pending before Congress. The supplemental addresses a number of very…

I'm not a member of the Commerce Committee, but I am here as a guest because one of the tragedies related to the Cobalt ignition switch occurred in Wisconsin, taking the lives of two young women and seriously injuring a third young woman…

Thank you, Chairman McCaskill and Ranking Member Heller, for allowing me to join you today.

In just the past 3 years, States across the country have enacted a total of 205 provisions that restrict women's access to safe abortion services.

In my home State of Wisconsin, we are now ranked as one of the worst States when it comes to women's reproductive rights thanks to the restrictive measures enacted by our Governor and our legislature.

Unfortunately, for women in this country, this access has come under attack.

Americans across the country expect to have access to high-quality, dependable health care when they and their families need it.

The Women's Health Protection Act would prohibit these laws that undermine and infringe on a woman's constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade.

Congress is responsible for enforcing every American's fundamental rights guaranteed by our Constitution.