WASHINGTON, June 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American ci  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American citizens, including children  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, tomorrow marks the 81st anniversary of Dday, a unique mission that took months of planning and turned the tide of World War II. America's military, working with Canada and our European Allies, made the difference that day by beginning the liberation o  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, which Elon Musk should we believe? In February, he called the U.S. Agency of International Development, USAID, "corrupt", "beyond repair," and "a ball of worms" that needs to be eliminated. He claimed that there is a "gigantic fraud loophole" where go  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act. If we really wanted to put American entrepreneurs first, we would be debating a bill to strengthen SBA lending and make it easier to access capital, or we could stop play  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 2987, the so-called Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act, or the CEASE Act. This bill would impose a permanent statutory cap on the number of small business lending company, or SBLC, licenses the S  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2931. This bill is not about improving the SBA or expanding support for small businesses. It is about punishing cities for their politics and dragging a vital agency into another culture war. Earlier this year, th  more