Barbara Lee: “I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.”

First of all, let me just say that I associate myself with the remarks that have been made tonight about my friend, the Honorable Dr. Michael Burgess. A couple of things that I thought, since I am retiring also and we are here on the floor…

Gun violence has stolen the life of a man who dedicated himself to building up the young people of this city. We cannot accept this. We cannot let guns continue flooding our streets and destroying the very people trying to save our…

I thank Mr. McGovern for this Special Order and for giving me a minute to speak, but also for his tremendous leadership because this is such an important issue that I think sometimes gets swept under the rug. There are a couple of things I…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida for yielding and for her tremendous and steady leadership in bringing us all together during these very important Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hours. Yes, Congresswoman Chisolm made…