We lost a devoted public servant with the recent passing of our dear friend, Representative Pete Stark. As a student at Mills College during the early 1970s, I was president of the Black Student Union, and Pete helped me with many of my…

First, let me thank Chairman Scott for yielding, but also for his tremendous leadership on behalf of American workers. I rise in strong support today of the PRO Act. This bill protects the basic right to join a union by giving millions of…

I ask for a ``yes'' vote for our workers and a ``yes'' vote for this bill.

First let me thank the chairman of our Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Engel, for his kind words of congratulations and also for his persistent and steady leadership on this issue and so many issues. I also want to take a moment to thank…

First, I thank my colleague, who is a bold and brilliant progressive here, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. I thank her for organizing this Special Order tonight, but I also thank her for her leadership and for hitting the ground running in…

I hope you look at this map, and you will see exactly where the 2001 authorization has been used for military strikes and force. Two decades later, as outlined in the Afghanistan Papers, which I hope the Speaker has read, published in The…

I thank the chairman for yielding and also for his tremendous leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 83. This critical resolution helps put a check on this administration's reckless and irrational unauthorized…

Let me be clear: U.S. military deployment and operations carried out pursuant to the 2002 AUMF officially concluded in 2011. Maintaining this authorization is not only dangerous, but it is irresponsible. Madam Speaker, it is past time to…

First of all, let me just say, I taught my children that there are consequences if they break the law. I am saddened, but I am not shocked, that we are here today considering Articles of Impeachment against President Trump. I am saddened…

I also want to thank our chair of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee for the increase for our international AIDS program and for the Global Fund. {time} 1315

Let me thank Chairwoman Lowey for yielding, but also for her tremendous and tireless work, day and night, on behalf of the American people, and also our ranking member, Kay Granger, for her leadership. I rise in strong support of this…

First of all, I thank the chairman for his leadership and for ensuring paid parental leave for Federal employees. I strongly support this and many other provisions in this bill. Unfortunately, this bill does not include very important…