Press Release

[The President’s executive order] really doesn't change very much of the reality on the ground. It simply says that children can be incarcerated in a prison-like context, pending a determination of the individuals’ claim of asylum.

For the past two weeks, President Trump has said over and over again that his hands were tied and that only Congress could end the separation of families seeking asylum at our borders. 

On the nineteenth of June, 1865, the last enslaved people in America learned of their freedom.  It was – and has since been – a day of celebration and reflection.

Today, House Democrats, led by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, introduced H.R. 6135, a bill I am cosponsoring that will end the separation of families at our borders.

The budget resolution unveiled today by Chairman Womack, sixty-five days overdue, cannot be considered a serious effort at planning for the fiscal year ahead or the long term.

After Republicans have repeatedly failed to overcome broad, popular opposition to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Heritage Foundation and the extreme wing of House Republicans are trying once again to take health coverage away from millions, eliminate protections for those with pre-existing conditions, impose an age tax on older Americans, and threaten Medicare.

The rule unveiled today, in spite of warnings from patient advocates, health care providers, and insurers alike, is directly intended to undermine our health care system.

President Trump’s remarks today were tone deaf and displayed a profound misunderstanding about what this country is all about.