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Mr. Speaker, I rise today frustrated, and to be honest, just plain tired. For months now, my community has been paying over $6 a gallon for gas and $5 for a jug of milk. Prices are out of control, and it is crushing us. I talked to a…
Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me thank Congressman Green who is a lifelong warrior for racial justice, for his tremendous leadership, and for the time to speak this morning. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2543, and I thank…
Mr. Speaker, to close the racial wealth gap, we must confront the systemic and institutional racism that has long stunted wealth creation in communities of color. In California, my home State, we didn't even have a fair housing law until I…
Mr. Speaker, June is National Dairy Month, an opportunity to honor the contributions of dairy farmers throughout the country. I am proud to represent our Nation's largest dairy district and the hardworking men and women in the Central…
the most reckless, insidious, and calamitous failures in both legal and political judgment in American history.
Despite the fact that the vice president consistently told the president that he did not have and would not want the power to decide the outcome of the presidential election. Donald Trump continued to pressure the vice president, both…
Make no mistake about the fact that the vice president's life was in danger.
He expressed frustration that--not taking the circumstances seriously as they should at that moment.
Of course, the most dangerous part of what Donald Trump did on January 6th was what he did himself.
How did we get to the point where President Trump's most radical supporters led a violent attack on the Capitol and threatened to hang President Trump's own Vice President?
The President latched on to a dangerous theory and would not let go.
A recent court filing by the Department of Justice explains that a confidential informant from the Proud Boys told the FBI that the Proud Boys would have killed Mike Pence if given a chance.
Today we intend to show the American people that January 6th was not an isolated incident.
Let me be clear: Vice President Pence did the right thing that day. He stayed true to his oath to protect and defend the Constitution.
The President's pressure campaign started in December.
Even Dr. Eastman knew his theory didn't hold water.
Al Gore conceded. Of course, Al Gore was the Vice President at the time, but he never suggested that he could simply declare himself the winner.
I mean, John, back in 2000, you weren't jumping up and saying Al Gore had this authority to do that.