The Big Ugly Bill is poision July 2, 2025

President Trump is betraying you July 2, 2025

TheBig Ugly Bill is BAD for you! July 2, 2025

The Big Blackout Bill 🪫🔌 June 30, 2025

Congress needs to deliver more affordable energy to our neighbors back home June 27, 2025

The Energy and Commerce Committee passed a package a backward Republican energy bills, which I’ll increase costs and pollution while hurting jobs. Over the past few years, America has enjoyed an energy manufacturing boom, creating 400,000 new jobs in nuclear, geothermal, battery, solar, wind and vehicle sectors. In just six months, President Trump and Congressional Republicans have managed to sabotage a huge amount of that progress while wasting billions of dollars. In their Big Ugly Bill, House...

The Tampa Bay area is one of the deadliest places in this nation to bike and walk June 27, 2025

In the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, we discussed motor vehicle safety in America. As I am sure you all know, the Tampa Bay area is one of the deadliest places in this nation to bike and walk. On average, at least one person walking and one person biking are involved in a crash every day, with many resulting in serious injury or death. In addition to the lives lost, this is a costly problem—the CDC estimates fatal crashes in the State of Florida cost an annual $32 million in me...

House Republicans are stealing from your wallets June 27, 2025

Republicans in Congress continue to press ahead on their deeply unpopular Big Ugly Bill. Meanwhile the nonpartisan Senate Parliamentarian is excising many of the policy provisions that do not meet pure budget requirements. For example, this morning the Parliamentarian eliminated a provision that would have loosened restrictions on gun silencers - a top priority of the gun industry. Yet, the overarching aim of the Big Ugly Bill remains: to provide huge tax cuts to billionaires and corporations an...

Three Years since the Roe v Wade Reversal June 27, 2025

Does RFK Jr. know what he is doing? June 24, 2025

Myth-busting ‘Make America Healthy Again’ June 24, 2025

While Republicans in Congress are taking a chainsaw to Americans’ health care, Secretary RFK Jr. is doing the same over at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Kennedy appeared before the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to explain his massive cuts to medical research, public health and vaccine safety. It was one of the most bizarre episodes ever before my committee. He could not justify arbitrary cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including breakthrough cance...

Racial Justice and Equality for All - Happy Juneteenth! June 19, 2025

Save Our Hospitals in Florida June 17, 2025

Is your electric bill too expensive? June 12, 2025

DOGE Cuts Risk FEMA Disaster Response During Hurricane Season June 6, 2025