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As Americans commemorate Women’s History Month, there is much for us to celebrate.
Today, President Trump learned an important lesson about diplomacy.  Negotiations with foreign tyrants cannot be undertaken without substantial preparation, and they cannot be reduced to optics.
I am pleased that the House and Senate have now approved bipartisan legislation to safeguard America’s public lands.  This is an example of what Democrats and Republicans can do when we work together in good faith. 
[Justice] Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the Shelby v. Holder case said that the Majority’s opinion was like having an umbrella, and because they weren’t getting wet, they took it down.
Thank you very much, Congressman [Joaquin] Castro, Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi, Whip [Jim] Clyburn, and the Members who stand behind me.
The Trump Administration’s decision to impose restrictions on the medical advice that health care providers can share with their patients puts millions of Americans at risk.
Tonight, the House voted to keep government open and serving the American people as well as to improve the security of our borders with smart and strategic investments. 
Declaring a national emergency would be a violation of the spirit of the laws Congress enacted to deal with actual emergencies by allowing an extraordinary circumvention of our Constitution’s framework of checks and balances.
One year ago today, a deadly shooting upended the lives of students, teachers, administrators, and families of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
We are outraged that Nicolás Maduro continues to block the entry of food and medical supplies into Venezuela. Through authoritarianism, corruption, and incompetence, Nicolás Maduro and his kleptocratic regime have created a massive humanitarian crisis both inside Venezuela and throughout the Americas.