News
April 18, 2023
"This fails to mention the loss of life among our country’s most innocent in the last year – in places where our children should be focusing on their future by learning in our Nation’s classrooms. A recent poll found that one in five Americans have lost a family member who was fatally shot. This is a “new normal” that we simply cannot sustain. I was proud to support the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act last year, which was an important first step in addressing gun violence prevention efforts at all levels of government."
April 18, 2023
"More funding and greater flexibility is critical to preserving and expanding our affordable housing and sustaining our communities. The alternative is taking a step back on the progress we have made to address homelessness, safety, and community revitalization."
April 18, 2023
"Investing in kids—not defunding their education—is how we make our economy stronger and our future brighter. We should be doing everything we can to increase access to these programs, not cutting off very basic education services for children who need them."
April 18, 2023
As the Federal agency charged with the enforcement of violations of customs and immigration laws, the breadth of the investigatory and operational work of ICE has a wide net including combatting transnational criminal organizations, illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling networks, and violations of trade and intellectual property. I look forward to today’s discussion of the President’s Budget Request and how the proposal will better enable ICE to fulfill its critical national security mission.
Subcommittees
April 18, 2023
I have long argued that our foreign assistance is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in terms of eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, and promoting peace and prosperity. Achieving these goals by 2030 has been made even more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its many secondary effects, the conflict in Ukraine, rising food prices, as well as ongoing climate shocks and disasters. To address these needs, the United States requires an international development agency that is nimble, accountable, and properly staffed.
April 17, 2023
“This narrow, extreme partisan approach risks economic tumult, higher interest rates, and increased prices. I urge the Speaker to step back and pass a clean debt ceiling increase. Leave the annual appropriations process out of it.”
March 30, 2023
Whether it flies, floats, or rolls or provides a family with a safe and stable roof over their heads, the programs in this bill create jobs, keep communities safe, and help advance our nation’s economy.
March 30, 2023
"To my friends on the other side of the aisle, you can’t have it both ways – either these and the many other programs in our bill are worthy and should be funded at the necessary level to do their jobs for the American people or they are not."
March 29, 2023
"Making any cuts to the S.E.C. and other agencies like it would only leave our economy more vulnerable to turmoil like what transpired with Silicon Valley Bank."
March 29, 2023
"The American people depend on a strong FDA. And while not a perfect agency, the FDA’s programs must be fully funded to ensure the health and safety of the American people. Anything less puts lives at risk."