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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.
Today I rise in support of the CFPB's recent efforts to rein in predatory practices utilized by payday lenders across this country. I am opposed to any congressional efforts to weaken or prohibit regulations of these actors. That is why I…
Today I am honored to rise in strong support of H.R. 4777, to designate the United States Post Office at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama, as the Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building. Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson was known as…
Despite this mandate, there is only one non-White regional bank president and he is also the only non-White member of the FOMC.
I include in the Record letters of opposition from Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, and the SEC Investor Advocate. Americans for Financial Reform, Washington, DC, May 23, 2016. Dear Representative: On behalf of Americans for…
Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 4139, the Fostering Innovation Act. This bill permits certain public companies that would be valued at more than half a billion dollars to avoid an independent audit required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of…
They were. Those DMV offices, as the gentleman from New York so aptly recited, were mostly located in heavily African American parts of the State of Alabama, but they were also predominantly rural parts of the State of Alabama. Those same…
I would like to commend my distinguished colleague from New York and my distinguished colleague, the gentlewoman from Ohio, for this wonderful hour of power on voting. It is my great honor to stand with them, to rise today and to join with…
I introduced this bill in response to the feedback I received from employers who participated in our first job fair in Birmingham, Alabama.
Today I rise to pay tribute to a hidden jewel in Alabama's Seventh Congressional District: Wallace Community College Selma. Wallace Community College Selma is a stellar 2-year institution that provides incredible educational opportunities…
I have the great pleasure of rising today for the third time in 3 years to congratulate the Wenonah High School Lady Dragons on winning their third consecutive Alabama girls class 5A basketball championship. The Lady Dragons beat Central…
Today I rise to voice my support for H.R. 4557, the BRICK Act. I want to tell a story about a small company in my hometown of Selma, Alabama. Henry Brick Company has been a family-owned business since 1945, providing jobs and economic…
That is why I support this legislation to delay the enforcement of the new EPA rule until all of the legal challenges have been concluded. This is a necessary and commonsense bill. I ask my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on final passage. I…
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