Ever since my children were small, I've loved reading with kids! I celebrated Read Across America Day at DCIU with Early Childhood Education learners who did their best to make a Serious Goose laugh, making funny faces, silly voices, and even dinosaur sounds!
Pennsylvanians can't afford the President's illegal tariffs.
www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
I will be voting yes on the War Powers Resolution in the House today.
My statement on Secretary Noem's firing:
This administration is willing to spend billions sending Americans to war, but when veterans return and need a doctor's visit, "money's too tight."
Our veterans are suffering because this administration is cutting funding and jobs for those who provide medical care.
They deserve better.
The White House has not explained why it started a war with Iran, and Senate Republicans haven’t demanded any answers.
They're letting the President's bombing campaign continue, which will cost Americans billions and, as administration officials have said, likely more American lives.
DHS's federal agents shot and killed two Americans in Minnesota.
ICE and CBP shouldn't get another cent from American Taxpayers until there's accountability.
Republicans on the Rules Committee refused to vote for an amendment to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP because they don't care.
We saw ICE and CBP agents shoot and kill two American citizens in the street. There must be accountability.
Kristi Noem and DHS cannot continue to terrorize American communities and violate our civil liberties.
DC Republicans shut the government down because they refuse to rein in ICE.
Americans who need consular assistance can call 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad) and +1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S. and Canada).
The State Department is urging Americans currently in the Middle East to enroll in the State Department’s STEP program in order to receive the most recent updates and information, link here: mytravel.state.gov/s/step and follow all advisories from @TravelGov.
If the White House cannot even tell Congress or the American people why they started a war, do we really think they have a legitimate strategy for conducting or ending that war?
American service members have died, reports say that we've already spent over $1 billion on this illegal war with Iran, and the President doesn't have a plan.
We are in a war, and the President doesn't have a plan to keep Americans safe.
Happy Holi to everyone celebrating the festival of colors, signifying the triumph of good over evil in PA-05!
Who could have predicted that starting a war in the Middle East would raise energy prices?
Everyone!
I guess the President's promise to "lower costs" and "no more foreign wars" was a lie.
DHS is trying to intimidate Americans who are exercising their First Amendment rights to observe or record ICE's lawless behavior legally.
It's un-American and a clear loser in court.
And unlike other countries, this administration has failed to coordinate evacuation efforts for its citizens, leaving Americans in danger after starting a war no one asked for.
It's unconscionable.
This administration failed to warn Americans in the Middle East of the need to leave the region until YESTERDAY, when commercial flights were already scarce.
Americans in the Middle East who need emergency assistance can contact the State Department Consular Affairs 24/7 from +1-202-501-4444 (if abroad) or +1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S. or Canada).
Update from the State Department to Americans in the Middle East: depart from the following countries now.
You can receive security alerts for each specific country on that Embassy’s website, on Travel.State.gov, or across social media @TravelGov.
I wish everyone joy as they celebrate Purim with their loved ones!
Chag Purim Sameach!
Americans don't want war.
They want affordable healthcare, groceries, and energy.
The Trump administration cut billions of dollars from programs that lower costs for Americans.
Now they want taxpayers to fund another war in the Middle East with no exit strategy in sight.
I visited Cheyney University — the oldest HBCU in the nation — to meet with leadership, faculty, and students about the challenges facing higher-ed institutions and to hear how Cheyney is working to enhance the student experience through internships and other workforce development efforts on campus.
Donald Trump has done nothing to prove that his military actions in Iran — unauthorized by Congress — make Americans safer or the region more stable.
The people of Iran deserve peace and democracy, but the United States must support these goals without plunging our nation into another endless war.
DC Republicans' Big Ugly Bill didn't JUST cut healthcare for millions of Americans.
It also hurts your Social Security and Medicare.
fortune.com/2026/02/23/h...
I was honored to address Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice, an interfaith & ecumenical gathering of >1,200 leaders who united for a day of worship & peaceful advocacy at the Capitol to call upon this admin for humane treatment of immigrants, refugees, & asylum seekers.
Instead of listening to the President's lies, I'm here at the People’s State of the Union to talk about how this administration's effort to put the rich and powerful above the needs of Americans is impacting you.
So instead, I'll be joining colleagues and Americans at the People's State of the Union to examine how this administration's attacks on access to healthcare and civil liberties are impacting all Americans.
I’ve always attended the State of the Union out of respect for the Office of the President, but this President has not returned that respect to Congress or the American people.
Most people held in ICE detention centers have no criminal record.
Detainees are deprived of life and liberty and placed in unsafe and inhumane conditions.
DHS's plan to use warehouses to hold humans is unconscionable.
These facilities have no place in PA or anywhere else.
The Trump administration has weaponized the entire government to silence or intimidate Americans who speak out against it.
At 3 pm, you can watch along as @HouseJudiciary Democrats examine how the White House's attacks on the First Amendment impact all of our rights:
www.c-span.org/event/public...
