Political Quotes

As a proud member of the House Armed Services Committee, I take seriously my responsibility to ensure that our servicemembers get the support they need to keep our Nation safe. Once again, Republicans are pushing poison pill amendments…

As a daughter of Selma and a Representative of Alabama's Civil Rights District, the fight for voting rights is very personal to me. It was in Selma where hundreds of Foot Soldiers like John Lewis shed blood on a bridge for the equal right…

To tell the truth means to share the good and the bad. And if we don’t tell our stories, who will tell our stories?

I join my colleagues of the Congressional Black Caucus in paying tribute to the one and only Shirley Chisolm as we celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday. The first Black woman ever elected to Congress, Shirley Chisolm is an…