The voting rights struggles of the 20th Century are now joined by voting rights threats posed by the 21st Century.
I was an original cosponsor of H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendm...
we certainly know that Russia is--looms large as having intentions to interfere with our elections.
the independent right of every American to cast their vote, unimpeded, unsuppressed, and unoppressed.
I want to thank you, like the others, for your commitment to ending homelessness.
The opposite of wealth is poverty and the opposite of poverty is justice.
We can do it if we just put our will and our resources toward it and if we think in very innovative ways.
I look forward to continuing working with the returning Members of the committee and welcome an outstanding cohort of new Members on both si...
I have been persistent in my efforts to protect the rights of disenfranchised communities in my district of inner-city Houston and across th...
This includes legislation aimed at: Increasing voter outreach and turnout; Ensuring both early and same-day registration; Standardizing phys...
the Paycheck Fairness Act is a critical piece of the range of things that we need to do to reduce those poverty rates
I have had a career in helping our most at risk student's graduate from high school and we have found that the most significant risk factors...
I consider myself to be an entrepreneur and very much about elevating small business people.
Our legal system is dependent on having lawyers who will help individuals.
I want to continue with my theme of leveling the playing field.
I certainly believe teachers deserve to be paid very well.
Great teachers have a profound effect on our society.
If you declare emergency, then that's a whole different story.
