Barbara Lee: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

Let me tell you what a pleasure it is to work with my friend, Congressman DeSaulnier, because there are very few people who will take on issues that they really aren't quite settled with, and he did. Race, racism, and systemic racism, all…

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…

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…

She prided herself on bipartisan work. Actually, when I introduced the first resolution honoring her, I called her from the Cloakroom. She couldn't understand why there were no Republicans except Connie Morella on the floor speaking on…