Press Release

Good evening. Thank you for being here. When President Trump announced the end of the DACA program, he put hundreds of thousands of young people and their families in danger, and undermined our country and all its citizens as well.

Tonight, I proudly added my name to a discharge petition that would force the House to vote on the DREAM Act.  With broad support from Democrats and growing support among Republicans, the DREAM Act ought to come to the Floor without delay, where I believe it will pass.

Senate Republicans continue to insist on bringing their dangerous Graham-Cassidy TrumpCare bill up for a vote this week even without having given the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sufficient time to analyze its full impact on our health insurance markets, on losses in coverage, or how much health care costs would increase for consumers.

With Senator Collins's announcement that she will oppose the latest TrumpCare bill, Republicans ought to withdraw it from consideration.

Last night, the Trump Administration issued their third attempt at a travel ban, and this one is no better than the previous iterations.

Every time Republicans make changes to their TrumpCare bill, it seems to go from bad to worse.  In spite of any changes being made, the Graham-Cassidy TrumpCare bill would still kick tens of millions of Americans off their coverage, make those with pre-existing conditions uninsurable, impose an age tax on older Americans, and cause premiums to skyrocket. 

Today the House is scheduled to consider under suspension a bill that packages together a six-month extension of authority for the FAA along with several other provisions.

I am outraged by reports that the Department of Health and Human Services plans to shut down their website for 12 hours every Sunday, except for one, over the course of the six-week open enrollment period.