That sounds like my great- grandmother Fanny, who I did not know, but my grandfather spoke of her. I am certain that she was part of that. As I listened to my colleague and looked more into my personal family history, Galveston, certainly…

First, let me thank the gentleman from New York for organizing this very important Special Order and for his tremendous leadership on so many issues on behalf of his district, the Congressional Black Caucus, and on behalf of all Americans…

I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for yielding. I also was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, so I thank my sister. Let me say tonight that I rise to celebrate the remarkable life of our dear friend, a dedicated public servant and a…

Let me finally say: Remember, because of this discrimination, women's Social Security benefits during their senior years are much lower than men. This injustice follows women throughout their lives. This issue impacts women, regardless of…

I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for her persistent leadership for so many years, as well as Chairman Scott and the Speaker. We must put an end to the wage gap and pay discrimination. Let me tell you, as you have heard, the wage gap for women of…

First of all, let me say that I rise in strong support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. I thank Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Chairman Nadler, and Chairwoman Lofgren for advancing this legislation and supporting our Dreamers…

First of all, I would like to thank the Democratic Women's Caucus, Congresswomen Frankel, Speier, and Lawrence, for hosting this Special Order on Women's History Month. I want to thank Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence for insisting that Black…

On rollcall vote 78, I was not present because I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yes'' on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 233. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS…

Thank you, Congresswoman Jackson Lee, for yielding, for your tremendous leadership on so many issues, and for once again bringing us together tonight. You and our Speaker pro tempore who is managing the floor tonight, Congressman Ritchie…

First of all, let me rise to support the Pressley-Meng-Schakowsky amendment. I thank Congresswoman Pressley for bringing this forward and to say that she is about the future and really about making sure that civic participation is really…

Tonight, I stand with my Congressional Black Caucus members, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Jamaal Bowman, to call attention to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which recognizes that, in order to transform…

As an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, and as a co-founder and Vice-chair of the House Equality Caucus, I want to voice my full support of this bill. I want to thank the Speaker and Chairman Nadler for acting quickly on this…