So, we have a framework in place, of First Step, and as we worked on this legislation, we were very clear that to deal with mass incarceration as an epidemic we need sustained energy, sustained intensity, sustained effort, but we need it…

Today is an amazing day in which we celebrate the home-going of Elijah Cummings, one who influenced this body in amazing ways.

I applaud both Members for their longtime leadership and bipartisan congressional efforts on this issue.

I join Chairman and the Ranking Member in mourning the loss of my great friend and colleague Elijah Cummings.

He was also a leader in Government oversight and defending the rights of Congress to hold the executive, any executive accountable.

He was a man of integrity and intellect. He served his constituents, his country, and the causes he believed in with passion and with grace.

The Act not only prohibited States from denying the right to vote based on race, but it also required certain States and other local jurisdictions that had practiced the most severe forms of discrimination to get approval from the Justice…

The right to vote lies at the very core of our democracy and is the foundational--and is foundational to the Rule of law and is under assault in many places across this country.

Mick is dead wrong. That is not how we exercise our policy in this country.

To not have all Members of this body object in the most strenuous terms to this administration's complete obstruction... is truly disappointing.

I for one will not accept that vision of this great country, let alone get over it.

Since the horrific attacks of September 11, the terrorist threat against the United States continues to grow and to evolve.

Unfortunately, recent reports have indicated that the CWMD office has significantly scaled back or eliminated the specific programs put in place to help protect the country.

In recent years, the desire to use non-conventional weapons has increased.

He was a true gentleman, a very distinguished person to work with.

The President's 2018 National Biodefense Strategy states that biological threats are, 'among the most serious threats facing the United States and the international community.'

Since the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the terrorist threat against the United States continues to grow and evolve.

In 2001, we witnessed first-hand the grim reality of bioweapon use when anthrax powder was delivered through the mail.