Edolphus Towns: “I wish Jack Brown success in his future endeavors and I commend his achievements to my colleagues' attention.”

This is a sad day in America. There are people who have to choose between paying their bills and eating a decent meal. All I hear is that we have a spending problem. ``We have a spending problem. We have a spending problem.'' I want to be…

This congress must do everything in its power to promote and create jobs, free and fair trade is one way to accomplish this goal.

Recently I met Jill Wood from my district in Brooklyn. I was very moved by this meeting as she described the struggles of her son, who is diagnosed with a rare genetic disease known as Sanfilippo syndrome. Before we met, I was not familiar…

The Honorable Edolphus Towns, a Member of Congress from the State of New York, Opening Statement