We need to go out and vote in numbers that we have never seen before, in every election, Federal, State, and local elections.
Terri Sewell
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Terri Sewell is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district since 2011. She is the first African American woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Sewell has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout her tenure. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been an advocate for civil rights and voting access.
I am proud to stand as a member of this subcommittee to support the BRIDGE for Workers Act. Mr. Speaker, no person wants to be without a job. I think that the hardest and most important thing that we as Members of Congress can do is to…
As we approach tax day, I am proud to support the passage of the Taxpayer First Act, a commonsense, bipartisan piece of legislation to improve the relationship between taxpayers and the IRS. Tax season is often confusing and overly…
I represent a very low-income district... The challenge is to try to find ways to help working families all across my district have those opportunities and those resources.
I think it is really important that we continue to check in with the American people as to this tax reform and how we could do a better job of incentivizing the behavior of everyone and uplifting all of us and not just the 1 percent.
I was very disappointed that we didn't actually get witnesses to tell us what the impact would be.
Catherine has been working for decades in Lowndes County and Alabama's Black Belt to improve the quality of life for so many families.
This issue is so critical, especially in rural communities like so many of the ones I represent.
I really want to make sure that when we are talking about paid family leave, we are talking about comprehensive paid family leave, not just for new moms and fathers, but also for caregivers in all the forms that they occur.





