I represent Alabama's Black Belt, a very proud product of Alabama's rural Black Belt. But our rate of poverty is much higher than the rate in Alabama writ large.

I really would hope that this committee would try to find some solutions to deal with the reality of poverty that is in America.

To assume our students cannot handle this information is truly an insult to their intelligence and ours.

Diversity is truly America's strength. It is something that we should take seriously and not politicize or weaponize.

Our military is the best in the world, and it will stay that way as long as we have the best players on the field.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

John Lewis said that the vote is precious; it is almost sacred. I could not agree with him more.

we must recommit ourselves to the ideal that every American should have a voice in our democracy.

Washington, D.C., has the right to political self-determination.

early voting is such a critical tool to give voters access to the polls, and especially working Americans the freedom to vote at a time of their choosing and ensure that no American has to choose between their job and their fundamental right to vote.