Finally, let me just close by thanking Congresswoman Karen Bass, once again, for keeping the motherland of millions of Americans in the forefront of our foreign policy, for the Congressional Black Caucus for recognizing the solemnness of…

400 years ago, as we have heard tonight, the first slave ship arrived in Virginia. This began one of the darkest chapters in American history. During the course of over 250 years of slavery--that is, government- sanctioned slavery in…

I thank Congresswoman Adams for that very eloquent statement, and also for what she is doing with our young people as the chair of our Historically Black College and University Caucus. What the gentlewoman is doing in terms of pulling us…

I thank Congressman Payne, first of all, for his kind and gracious words, but, also, for that brilliant presentation reminding us again not only of our history, but how we have risen to be great leaders in our country. I also want to thank…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for that very powerful statement and, also, for the very hard and diligent work that he has been engaged in around the commission and what he is doing each and every day to educate not only his district…

I thank Chairwoman Bass for laying out much of the history and reminding us that this is really an opportunity to recognize the resilience, the renewal, and the strength of Africans and African Americans. Through much adversity, as the…

I am honored tonight to share and conduct the Special Order sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, and I want to thank Chairwoman Karen Bass for her tremendous leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus and for holding this Special…

I thank the chairwoman for yielding and for her tremendous leadership. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act. I thank Dr. Raul…

It is really our responsibility to protect the health and safety of individuals in CBP custody and, yes, we have failed. By passing this bill today, we are putting critical protocol and protections in place for individuals and making sure…

Let me first thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for his tireless, incredible, and brilliant leadership. I include in the Record a letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights expressing their strong support for H.R…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. Fletcher). The gentlewoman from California has 1 minute remaining.

I thank Mr. Amash for yielding me time and for his leadership on this issue. Let me also thank Chairman Smith for his tremendous leadership of the committee and for working with us on this critical amendment, as well as so many other…