FEMA, of course, we understand is very important and the work that their contractors do for communities who are in these flood areas and who are in--have natural disasters are paramount.

Well, that's a problem to me on a couple of levels: one, that you would state that continuation of positive comments and glowing accolades...

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for the information and for being with us. I also thank Chairman Richmond for providing this opportunity for the Congressional Black Caucus to speak before all of you and let you know. I yield to the…

I thank the gentleman for all of the examples that he has given, real-world, real-people examples. I think it is important that all of us, as Members of Congress, really take to heart the words that we are hearing from Americans that are…

From our experience in the Virgin Islands, that is what you do not want to happen. People talk about: Who is on Medicaid? Who are these types of individuals? Why don't they get jobs? I mean, in the Virgin Islands, when we had our largest…

I know the work that the gentlewoman from Illinois has done in health disparities that African Americans face. We disproportionately are struck with hypertension, high blood pressure, and diabetes, which are some of the things that we are…

Thank you so much, Congresswoman Kelly, for that information that you are sharing and for the work of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and for the information that you are giving in the seminars and the groups, the…

I agree very much with everything that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) has said. I thank him for the stories of individuals because it is individuals that the Affordable Care Act was meant to cover, not groups of people, but everyday…

Congresswoman Demings, in fact, you do have a lot to lose. We see how Florida, with its elders, its senior citizens, will really take a major hit if this law is passed. And our colleagues have been giving us examples all the time. I am…

Thank you so much to my distinguished colleague from Philadelphia (Mr. Evans) and for the information you have shared with us. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Chicago, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, who is also the…

For the next 60 minutes, it is with great honor that I rise to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on the issues of great importance to the Congressional…

Later today, I intend to reintroduce a resolution commemorating the transfer of the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United States. In that resolution, it discusses the 1733 slave revolt, the first slave revolt in the Western…

This is a very special day to many of us Caribbean Americans as we pay tribute to the life of Christopher Wallace, otherwise known as Biggie Smalls. Livin' life without fear, Putting five karats in my baby girl's ear, Lunches, brunches…

In the United States territories, despite being home to nearly 4 million Americans, we are too often left out of important programs or underfunded compared to benefits available to Americans living in the mainland United States.

Many of the people living in the Virgin Islands do not have ordinary access to a computer connected to the internet.

Federal transportation funding to the Islands falls behind other jurisdictions even though the traffic strain on our infrastructure is often greater due to the high number of visitors year round.

Appropriation bills are oftentimes a lot of numbers, but behind each of these numbers are individuals and people that we all care deeply about.

This manager's amendment does not fix the flaws in the bill we are considering. One of the major flaws in the bill is the authority it gives to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to hold up rules indefinitely. This amendment…