Apr 14, 2015
The consumers will continue to have the wide range of consumer protections that Dodd-Frank affords and which I think many of us agree with. Steering would be prohibited. We would still have truth-in-lending disclosures, which are…
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.
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Apr 13, 2015
Thank you so much. I want to commend my colleagues from Illinois and New Jersey for having this wonderful CBC hour on minority health and the disparities that exist. I want to talk for a minute about how we in Congress have tried to…
Mar 25, 2015
During the vote on the Butterfield/ Scott (VA)/Lee/Moore Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27 and the Van Hollen Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27, I was inescapably detained in my…
Mar 24, 2015
Today, I rise against the Republican fiscal year 2016 budget resolution. This budget proposal would reduce critical economic investments, undermine growth in our jobs, as well as attempt to reduce the deficit on the backs of our students…
Mar 16, 2015
On March 7, 2015, nearly 100 Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle went to Selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. I was humbled to welcome so many of my colleagues…
Feb 25, 2015
I often don't come to the floor to speak, but I felt compelled on this particular bill, H.R. 5, to talk about it. Why? Because I represent a district that has 90 percent of the public schoolchildren who live and receive reduced or free…
Feb 25, 2015
Until the parents of more affluent children see that their lives are intrinsically linked to children who are poor, we as a nation will never be the beloved community that so many civil rights leaders fought and died for. I want to thank…
Feb 12, 2015
Today, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Jimmie Lee Jackson was one of the foot soldiers who died to ensure that all Americans have the fundamental right to vote. This 26-year-old Marion, Alabama, native was…
Feb 11, 2015
How many more minutes do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Alabama has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Feb 11, 2015
First, I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan for yielding us the time. I want to thank him for the opportunity to allow the members of the Congressional Black Caucus to speak out on this important bill. Right now, I have the honor to…
Feb 2, 2015
I applaud the CBC for this Special Order hour, and I commend my colleague from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) and my colleague from Illinois (Ms. Kelly) for choosing such a great topic for tonight's Special Order hour. Selma, Lord, Selma. I have…
Jan 14, 2015
Today, I rise in support of our Nation's continued safety and national security. Recent world events vividly remind us of the importance of supporting and maintaining a strong and robust homeland security policy. Today, we are going to…
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