Today I rise with a deep sense of responsibility to highlight an issue that is disappointing that we have to highlight. We just spent the weekend, myself and colleagues on both sides of the aisle from both the Senate and the House and…
Vivian Figures
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April 10, 2025
All of my colleagues today are speaking about this bill, and it is personal to me because I represent Alabama. I represent the birthplace of the civil rights movement.…
— Vivian Figures
I thank Representative Mfume for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a question similar to many of the questions we just heard the distinguished gentleman from Maryland raise as it relates to historical events that happened across the…
It is with great honor that I rise today to co-anchor this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour along with my distinguished colleague from Oregon (Ms. Bynum). For the next 60 minutes, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have…
As we bring this Special Order to a close, I again highlight the fact that the celebration of Black history is not a celebration of just a few individuals who did some notable things. Black history is about celebrating the faith that an…





