I agree with my colleagues, both Ranking Member Morelle as well as Representative Torres, that we are looking for a solution to a problem that does not exist.

We cannot allow anti-Semitism or Islamophobic or any form of hate to grow anywhere, but especially here in America.

The brave foot soldiers that day were advocating for the fundamental constitutional right of access to the ballot box and freedom of speech.

So, when I think about the face of welfare or the face of SNAP or the face of CTC, it is a child's face that I see, not some, you know, welfare queen.

I have to tell you I am proud of the fact that during the pandemic--that the House Democrats decided to make fully refundable the Child Tax Credit.

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.

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.

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

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

I think that the reason why we had higher voter participation in Georgia was not because of the reforms of 202 but rather in spite of reforms of 202.

This amendment would ensure that no person other than a State or local election official is able to challenge an individual's eligibility to register to vote unless that challenge is supported by a personal knowledge.