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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 24, strike lines 12 through 22 and insert the following: (k) Prohibition on Funding.--No funds are…
I speak for the Virgin Islands regardless of who's in the White House. The President has to understand that a hiring freeze is going to bring development in the Virgin Islands and the whole southeast region of the United States to a…
The cooperation and the co-ops are going to be really key.
I thank you so much, Mr. James Clyburn. There can never be enough time for you to tell these stories and to educate and highlight to all of us the experiences that you have had personally, as well as the importance of Black History Month…
But we can, we are Members of Congress, we always have an opinion. I don't know why you don't have one.
I was really interested in the discussion you have about the Farm Credit's mission in rural infrastructure.
What support can these programs give to the diversification of crops here in the United States to sustain farmers who are not operating on huge, enormous tracks of land?
The program provides essential funding for families in my district to fill in the gap of private market.
The Virgin Islands are particularly in need of broadband infrastructure.
Importantly, this legislation will serve as a statement of the commitment from the Federal government to address some of our most pressing local needs.
The territories continue to suffer from high unemployment.
By their mere geography, the territories are critically vulnerable to natural forces unique to daily living in an island environment.
the assistance from Rural Development is very important.
I really was moved by the portion that Mr. Richmond talked about concerning outsiders coming to organizations and coming to protests, and saying possibly that they are outsiders. No. We are all American, and we will join with other…
The CBC chair, Mr. Cedric Richmond, and myself have a great honor that I rise today as one of the anchors of the CBC, the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes I have a chance to speak directly to the…
Robust infrastructure development... is foundational for rural viability.
The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) knows that people like he and I would never be here, never have been able to be educated without people who worked in laundry rooms, who were blue-collar workers, policemen, others. Those gains from…