I thank Ms. Kelly for her leadership and continued support on this subject. For those who need a voice here in Washington, I know she is at the forefront, not just on mental health issues but all health issues, including the fact that she…

The other area is that those even who receive treatment, one of the things that we have noted is that African Americans are negatively affected by prejudice and discrimination when they are in the healthcare system. Missed diagnoses…

Tonight we will address mental health within the Black community, the lack of access to treatment, and the stigma of mental health within our community. The stigma of mental health and lack of access to treatment within the Black community…

This happens at the highest economic levels of Black women dying in great numbers after giving birth to children.

I recently spent time visiting schools throughout the Virgin Islands. While it is always exciting to spend time with our young people, it was sad to see that the school libraries across the territory are in dire need of books and…

This week, the Virgin Islands celebrates Liberty Day and honors David Hamilton Jackson and his relentless pursuit of free press for the people of the Virgin Islands. From the 1700s until the 1950s, the Virgin Islands was owned by Denmark…

During this difficult time, the House will continue our strong legislative agenda for the people: lowering healthcare costs, creating bigger paychecks, building the physical and human infrastructure of America. My friends on the other side…

I thank the gentlewoman for her words. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Adams), who, like Elijah Cummings, came to Congress first in a special election. I am happy to call her my classmate.

I just want to close my portion of this by stating that, when it came to a notion of democracy, Chairman Cummings, in his speeches, insistently invoked it, and not in the inert way that elected officials tend to do. He spoke of democracy…

Last week, we lost the earthly man Elijah Cummings. Most of the country and many around the world knew him as a member of Congress from the city of Baltimore. He was a fierce fighter for the forgotten, a sworn opponent of hunger, poverty…

I thank the gentlewoman for those words. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans), representing Philadelphia.

I thank the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford), my colleague, for his support of the Congressional Black Caucus, and working with me in ensuring that the voices of Black America are heard here in the Congress. At this time, I yield to…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his reflections on our colleague, Elijah Cummings. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Richmond), former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, a good friend and colleague.

I thank the gentlewoman for those powerful words. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath) for her tribute and words about Congressman Elijah Cummings. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for…

I thank Mr. Evans, as one gentleman from a great American city paying tribute to another man from a great American city, as native sons. I thank him for those kind words and for the fight that we are all continuing to undertake on behalf…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne). Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 20 minutes remaining. {time} 2045

I thank the gentleman for those words. Mr. Richmond, that happens to be my life scripture--Micah 6:8. That, I believe, was the scripture that the Lord gave me when I was in law school. I recognize that I had the honor of being a member of…

This week, the United Nations is hosting its Climate Action Summit. Robust funding and sound policies are needed to ensure we effectively combat climate change. Threatened by increasingly more frequent and extreme changes in our climate…