I rise again today, as I've been doing every week, to sound the alarm on poverty in America. Twelve Members of Congress are or will be participating in the food stamp challenge, which is a nationwide effort to bring attention to the needs…

Let me thank Congressman Al Green and Congressman Ted Poe for their leadership in organizing this Special Order on domestic violence. It is critical to speak out against domestic violence and to call attention to Domestic Violence…

I rise as the founder and the co- chair of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus to continue to sound the alarm every week that there are millions of Americans in need all across America. They need our help and they need our support…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this rule and this bill. Instead of focusing on jobs, Republicans are continuing to wage their war on women with this dangerous legislation today. This bill…

Thank you very much. I want to thank our chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for yielding and for your amazing leadership on so many tough issues that we're dealing with. Tonight we're joining with the Congressional Pro-Choice…

I rise in strong support of this amendment. However, the underlying bill actually nullifies the EPA's rules to require cement kilns to reduce their emissions of toxic mercury and other toxic pollutants and forces EPA to go back to square…

As one of the founding members of the congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise today in my ongoing effort to sound the alarm on poverty. As you may know, the census released data showing that 46.2 million Americans lived in poverty in…

Let me thank my colleague, Congresswoman Christensen, for those kind remarks and also for leading this Special Order, once again, in order to sound the alarm about the jobs crisis in our country. Also, Congresswoman Christensen, I want to…

I am very pleased that you raised this article because the human toll, the physical and mental health impact of these horrific public policies that either have taken place over the last 8 years or that are not taking place that we should…

I am so pleased to welcome Reverend Dr. Charley Hames to the House floor after delivering today's very powerful opening prayer. Dr. Hames is an absolutely brilliant pastor at the historic BeeBee Memorial Cathedral in Oakland, California…

I was unable to cast my vote today on the Welch amendment to H.R. 2401, the TRAIN Act. Had I cast my vote I would have voted ``yea.'' Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. McNerney The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

As founder of the congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise today to continue sounding the alarm about the tide of poverty sweeping across this country. Last week, the United States Census Bureau released its annual report, Income…