Barbara Lee: “I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in voting for the motion to recommit.”

I strongly support Oakland’s ban on coal and will continue to fight against any attempts to bring coal shipments through our city.

Thank you, my sister, Rashida Tlaib. Let me thank you for your strength and for again being a voice that has never been represented before on this floor. Also let me thank you for staying strong and not growing weary, Rashida, because you…

For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family.

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…