Diane Watson: “You mentioned a word that we very seldom hear. You said 'wisdom,' and I would hope that we would act with more wisdom.”

I stand in support of H.R. 1343, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. I am so pleased to see that this issue is coming up to the forefront here nationally. In California we worked long and hard and had a task force that…

I want to know how that Committee on Rules slipped these provisions in a clean and clear bill to support our fighting forces. That bill would have gone off this floor in a snap. And so I am so disappointed that you are trying to Houdini me…

I am proud to be one of the 47 cosponsors of this resolution honoring our Nation's postal workers. I would like to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) for drafting this resolution, as well as the gentleman from New York (Mr…

I rise today in sadness to share the passing of a good friend and a model parent, Mr. Willie James Chisholm. He was better known to me and his other friends and family as ``Buddy.'' His passing will be strongly felt by all of us because he…