I am concerned about those who have been left behind, the masses of African American descendants of slaves who are mired...
And I would note that the Capitol was built with slave labor. And because of the work of Representatives Jesse Jackson, ...
Every nation will be judged by God for how it treats the least of these.
I believe this is an urgent moment. And this bill, which I am now leading on the Senate side, is the beginning of an imp...
This has been a great panel. This is what, magnified times 10, 20, 50, of a study would be like.
We as a Nation must address this persistent inequalities, or we will never fully achieve the strength and the possibilit...
I also want to just reiterate that Congressman Al Green was here, and he is a great champion.
We want to again thank the Chairman, and also call upon our Republican colleagues to help us with issues like raising th...
I urge Congress to pass H.R. 40 as a first vital step on the path to acknowledging and accounting for the history of rac...
The stain of slavery was not just inked in bloodshed but in the overt state-sponsored policies that fueled white suprema...
Environmental justice, clean air, clean water for them to thrive in a world at peace in which they can reach their fulfi...
The Congress cannot succeed in our inside maneuvering without the outside mobilization.
We have a moral crisis in this country. It is a crisis when 250,000 people can die every year because of poverty.
You are truly bearing witness on behalf of the poor and the near-poor who are living on the edge in the wealthiest count...
Our nation's founding ideals, liberty and justice for all, can only be fulfilled if we have economic justice led by a go...
God did not make us poor. Greed and abuse and power make us poor.
The growing gap between the rich and the poor in this country is a direct result of policy decisions, not the immorality...
the recommendations are recommendations which this Committee should embrace.
