Congressman Payne, you are talking about racial profiling and driving while Black, which so many of us experience throughout the country. I am glad we are having this discussion and you raised it because you come from a middle class…

Your father was a giant and raised you and your family to be law-abiding citizens, and still this happened to you. Also, with regard to redlining, this is another level that we have to look at as it relates to racism. When you look at how…

That is right. That is right. The importance of the work you are doing in closing healthcare disparities, which sometimes people don't understand, there are racial and ethnic disparities that, again, are reflected in our historical…

I will just close by saying, we pledge allegiance to the flag, and we say, ``and liberty and justice for all,'' and that is what we mean.

First, let me thank the gentleman for his kind remarks, but also for really digging deeper into this subject and really raising, in many ways, the unconscious biases that are reflected oftentimes in the policies and in the laws of the…

I thank Congresswoman Kelly and Congressman Payne for organizing this Special Order and for your continued leadership on so many vital issues and for staying the course and holding down the fort for the Congressional Black Caucus. It is so…

I thank Congresswoman Kelly for raising that issue because I think this is a clear example of what we talk about when we talk about racial injustice. It is very clear that many of our policies--Federal, local, and State policies--the…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, there is nothing divisive about this resolution I have offered today, nothing divisive whatsoever. This simply seeks recognition of the great work that is performed by the men and women who…

Madam President, I rise today to support and to request the Senate's approval of this resolution, which would designate the second week of November as National Pregnancy Center Week in honor of the lifesaving and life-affirming work of…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Shuster and Mr. DeFazio as well for working with me and for working with the entire committee. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee does work together in a bipartisan fashion, and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of subtitle D of title I of division A the following new section: SEC. 1431. USE OF DURABLE…

Mr. President, I rise to share my voice with Lamar Alexander's at the loss of a great Tennessean and a great American. I appreciate so much Senator Alexander's chronologically going through much of the great Senator Thompson's life and…

I want to thank my colleague. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Gibbs The…

Today, I stand to remember a much-loved Tennesseean. Though Fred Thompson's roots were in Tennessee, his service spanned far past the borders of our State and into the lives and homes of all Americans. To my family and to many in middle…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank everybody who has put effort into bringing this resolution to the floor. It is not difficult to stand up--or it shouldn't be difficult, and I don't think it is--to speak against…

Mr. President, the budget deal before the Senate today is not just a horrible piece of legislation that is undeserving of this Chamber's support, it also represents the last gasping breath of a disgraced bipartisan beltway establishment on…

First, let me thank our ranking member, Congressman Van Hollen, for yielding and for his tremendous leadership on the Budget Committee. Also, to Leader Pelosi and to Speaker Boehner, I just have to thank you for demonstrating that we can…

My heart breaks for our military men and women who last week watched their Commander in Chief as he vetoed the NDAA, the National Defense Authorization Act. This was a bill that would give them more pay and better benefits for the job that…