These companies are going to need to figure out a way to make money other than reliance on forced labor and abetting crimes against humanity.
Nancy Pelosi
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician serving as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019, and previously from 2007 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 12th congressional district in the House of Representatives since 1987, making her one of the longest-serving members of Congress. Pelosi is the first woman to hold the office of Speaker, a role in which she has played a significant part in shaping legislative priorities and party strategy.
I hope nothing goes wrong. The athletes shouldn't be forced to bear this burden created by companies and entities who want to protect their ability to make money no matter the human cost.
Thank you, Mr. Merkley, and the entire Congressional-Executive Commission on China, for hosting this important and timely hearing.
Mr. McGovern, CECC Co-chair, has been a clarion voice on human rights in the House, across the country, and around the world.
It gives us hope as to how we go forward and how we can shed light on the injustices that are happening in China.
These threats come during black history month, when we not only celebrate the immense contributions of black Americans, but also remember the violence so many had to endure to secure civil rights and voting rights.
The continued bomb threats against HBCUs are hate crimes that must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This third round of bomb threats on historically black college and university campuses demands a swift response from federal…
If we care about preserving the planet for future generations and clean air for them to breathe today and water to drink, we need to pass the Reconciliation Bill. So, I would hope that that would be a major part. So, what the President…
Because this is a free market and people -- we are a free market economy that should be able to participate in that.
We all want bipartisan ship. We all strive for it. We have a responsibility to do so. But when we cannot have it, we cannot confine our democracy to what might be possible. So, I ask our colleagues in the Senate, respectfully for what you…
If you want to honor Dr. King, don`t dishonor him by using a congressional custom as an excuse for protecting our democracy.
What the Republicans are doing across the country is really a legislative continuation of what they did on January 6, which is to undermine our democracy and to undermine the integrity of our elections to undermine the voting power, which…
The visuals of what was happening outside the Capitol, now inside the Capitol, it breaks your heart. It breaks your heart. It`s as if somebody in the White House dropped a bomb on the Congress of the United States.
It breaks your heart. It's as if the -- somebody in the White House dropped a bomb on the Congress of the United States, that these people -- and they believed the president of the United States. I have great respect for that office, more…
The House has nevertheless planned a day of remembrance on Thursday, including a discussion with a historian about the implications for the country and the historical parallels to this kind of crisis.
If we allow a president to be above the law, we surely do to the peril of our republic.
The House will commemorate the occasion with a moment of silence on the House floor.
The staff went under the table, barricaded the door, turned out the lights, and were silent in the dark.
This will happen. It must happen. And we will do it as soon as we can. I have confidence that Senator Manchin cares about our country, and that, at some point very soon, we can take up the legislation. I’m not deterred at all.
No, I don`t -- no to this. Second one, is this is a free market and people -- we have a free-market economy that should be able to participate in that.





