With this being Caribbean-American Heritage Month, I wanted to highlight and congratulate a native Virgin Islander who is now the new commander of the USS Gabrielle Giffords, which was commissioned this past weekend in Texas. The USS…

Thank you so much, Mr. Payne, for your words, your enlightenment, and for sharing that very personal piece of you and your own experience. There are so many African Americans and so many people of color in this country who have those exact…

I thank the gentleman very much for his remarks and continued work to discuss middle communities, middle neighborhoods, and the importance of these communities and how they need to be protected. Congressman Veasey, we have had a discussion…

I thank the gentlewoman very much for her inspiring words and motivation to us all. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans). We always bring up the fact that Congressman Dwight Evans is a freshman, but he isn't…

I know that there were other issues that the gentleman wanted to discuss with regard to some of these and examples that he wanted to give as well, and I yield to the gentleman from Texas.

I thank the Congresswoman for her leadership on issues related to the Judiciary Committee and to others. At this time, I would like to invite the Congressman, not just from New York, but from, of course, what I believe is the best, most…

It is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour. I would like to acknowledge the great work and the leadership of our chair, Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, and, of course, my coanchor, Marc Veasey of Texas…

Part of leadership is expressing your shortcomings and using that as an opportunity to move forward and to move the Nation forward. So many people look to our President for his leadership and for his thoughts and his out-of-the-box…

I thank Congressman Jeffries and I really appreciate his remarks. I know that this House has rules and is concerned about decorum in here. We at the Congressional Black Caucus are also very concerned about decorum. While we uphold the…

Congressman Veasey, I think it is important, one of the things you talked about is what is going on in our homes and the fact that our children can be radicalized outside of the home. This is an opportunity for us as Americans to see the…

In addition to speaking out against the rising tide of hate, violence, and intolerance in this country, it is critical that those agencies--the FBI, the Department of Justice, as well as Homeland Security--speak out and proactively…

This month marks the end of the school year for students. And, of course, that means graduation and promotion celebrations. I want to congratulate all of our students on their achievements and their proud family members. To our teachers…

On behalf of my family and staff, I want to salute and commemorate the fallen veterans of the United States Virgin Islands and throughout the United States as we prepare to celebrate or participate in this Memorial Day observance. Memorial…

Today the President put forth his budget proposal. The budget includes roughly $2.5 trillion in cuts to programs that help struggling families and elderly and disabled people afford the basics, like putting food on the table, keeping a…

I thank the Congressman so much for his comments. I think it was very interesting that the gentleman was saying that the American people and people that he spoke with over the weekend want the truth. I think that is what we all here in…

It is with great honor that I rise today to anchor this CBC Special Order. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus, Congress, the…

As I stand here, our world stands at a crossroads. As I stand here, 20 million stand at risk of starvation at the hands of what has the potential to become the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II: famine in South Sudan and…

On April 4 of this year, I, along with my colleagues Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice, sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking that they appoint a special counsel to investigate any Trump campaign collusions with Russia. Yesterday, the…