I thank Congressman Marc Veasey for assisting me and for being a leader in this Special Order hour for the Congressional Black Caucus. Of course, I thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, our friend and colleague, the Honorable…

I thank Mr. Veasey. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, my friend and colleague, the Honorable Cedric Richmond, for his continued leadership of this caucus and of his leadership on the issues impacting Black…

I thank the gentlewoman for those words and thoughts on these issues. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), who has been a stalwart for social justice, a stalwart on the Judiciary Committee, and is going to…

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I appreciate the remarks that the gentleman has given, particularly about the grim view that was given of African Americans during the inauguration that didn't really expound on the great diversity that is here. We have someone from…

I thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, my friend and colleague, the Honorable Cedric Richmond, for his leadership in our caucus as well as his continued fight on the issues impacting Black Americans and other minority…

I was really very interested in the discussion the gentlewoman had and about the work that you have done to alleviate poverty both in the Democratic Caucus as well as the Congressional Black Caucus, particularly her words about not…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania, Dwight Evans. I know that he is new to this Congress, but he has worked for so many years on the issues that we are talking about today. I look forward to our continued collaboration in supporting so…

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey).

I thank the Congresswoman from Texas. I want to thank her for all the work she has been doing not just in terms of incarceration reform, but pointing out to us that the safety of children also includes gun violence in their communities…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6138, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank my colleague from Missouri. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016, would, we believe, impose duplicative and unnecessary procedural requirements on agencies that would prevent them from efficiently…

I respectfully submit that this amendment is simple, but it is simply another excuse for Members on the other side to talk about emails. I believe that the issue that my colleague is attempting to address has already been addressed when…

I would like to, at this time, extend happy birthday wishes to Gloria Joseph, a community organizer, public servant, matriarch, and Ph.D of haute cuisine. I wish her happy birthday. Both of these women are ultimate public servants, true…

I rise this morning in solidarity with my colleagues about the mass shootings that are going on in our country. The Orlando mass shooting has been another demonstration for some Americans of an ongoing daily violence and daily nightmare…

I thank the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, and I thank all of the speakers here today for expressing their opinions. Today, I rise in support of retaining local budget autonomy for the District of Columbia and to express my…

Now, I fear, when we leave the well-being of the District of Columbia to this body, this body seems to lack the will or fortitude to make equitable decisions for everyday people of this country or, more particularly, the historically…