When I was in the Alabama House of Representatives, somewhere in the late 1970's, somewhere around 1978, 1979. Let me say this, that is very important because as we find our suburban areas expanding, in many instances shopping centers are…

I rise to speak of my friend Earl Shinhoster, who died on June 11, 2000, in a car accident. This good man joined many of us in struggling to make America better in innumerable ways. He spent 30 years with the National Association for the…

we welcome Reverend Walter Solomon to this Chamber. We are very appreciative of his leadership in Birmingham, Alabama, and indeed in this Nation. His work on the national level with the National Baptist Convention is extraordinary. Many…

on the 36th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, I stand to say thanks to the Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, the Republicans and Democrats, who came this past weekend to Alabama to participate in the reenactment of the march…

history is very important, not only for the sake of knowing of the past, but being able to look at the past in terms of the future and the present and interpret history and perhaps see the resemblance and correct the things of the past, so…

Today is one of those days that we set aside to pay tribute to our forefathers, their history, and what they have done for America. When you consider all of the groups that have come to America and when you consider all of the…

I wish to send best wishes and congratulations to His Excellency Chen Shui-Bian, President of the Republic of China, and all the citizens of Taiwan on the occasion of their 89th National Day.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to call upon Congress to pass this resolution recognizing the Birmingham Pledge. The Birmingham Pledge is an effort of the Birmingham community to recognize the dignity and worth of every individual and to share with…

I would like to recite the Birmingham Pledge: I believe that every person has worth as an individual. I believe that every person is entitled to dignity and our respect, regardless of race or color. I believe that every thought and every…

first let me say that it was indeed a pleasure having all of my colleagues in the Seventh Congressional District in Alabama. I represent three major cities in Alabama, Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, and those were the cities where most…

I commit myself and my vote to increasing spending on diabetes to an amount which will be sufficient for our scientists to accomplish this high goal.

At this point in the process, we need to make an absolute commitment to this struggle to end this devastating disease.

We have made many strides in the treatment of diabetes, but much more needs to be done.

This devastating disease affects every family in America--my own brother is a victim of diabetes.

I commend the Reverend Jesse Jackson. For many years, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has served the cause of peace and human dignity. Once again, Reverend Jackson has traveled to the battlefields of a world at war to return captive servicemen…

let me first of all thank all of my colleagues for coming to Alabama. I am very happy that we got a chance to participate in the reenactment of the Selma-to-Montgomery march. I hope, and I am certain that it did bring feelings different…

Wonderful. Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to offer my thoughts on Black History Month which is observed every year during the month of February. I stand here humble to the reality that many African Americans sacrificed their pride, their…

I rise to oppose the Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States. The acts in which President Clinton engaged with Miss Lewinsky may have been morally wrong, but they were not illegal. Whatever occurred between the…

I am deeply disturbed, and I have been deeply disturbed, about the position and the policy that our country takes as it pertains to certain countries. And I would like to draw a contrast between various countries and just look at the…

We did not wait on the United Nations. We took the lead in Bosnia after the Europeans got involved, before the United Nations made a declaration. And that is what is so ironic about all this. But let me tell my colleagues this. The United…

The gentlewoman is very kind when she says a situation that "may" exist. I would go further and say a situation of discrimination and still continual segregation that does exist. But even so, let me go back to the Rwanda situation, because…

this may have been a civil war. But it was also a civil war in Bosnia. And the European countries got involved, and this country got involved; and we have had troops there, and we still have got troops there.

This is an example of what was happening. Here is a baby that was hacked to death, as my colleagues can see, its limbs hacked off. This is one genocide site. And people went to seek shelter and refuge in churches and in schools because…

What the gentleman says is correct. The United States should react as it deals with world situations through organized bodies, such as the United Nations. However, even as late as one and a half months ago, the United States indicated if…