On rollcall No. 630, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

By the end of December, 1.3 million unemployed Americans will lose their unemployment benefits because Congress refuses to act. It has been 1,066 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leaders have still not allowed a single…

For African-American and Latino students, education is the only--the only--stepping stone out of poverty.

The federal Pell Grant program is a lifeline for more than 9 million students every year.

We need more students to undertake higher education in order to close the skill gap and boost productivity.

The Pell Grant program is also a lifeline for America's economy.

Last week there was a ribbon cutting at Miami International Airport for 36 new customer service kiosks. While this was greeted as good news, there is still a great unanswered question: What happens to all the customer service workers that…

Today we mark the 35th anniversary of the massacre of Jonestown. Prior to September 11, this was the deadliest event in U.S. history, excluding wars and natural disasters. More than 900 innocent people were killed after being seduced by…

It has now been more than 1,000 days since I arrived in Congress, and Republican leaders have still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. We have lost millions of jobs through outsourcing and…

It has been more than 1,000 days since I arrived in Congress, and Republican leaders have still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our jobs crisis. Instead, this House has voted 46 times to defund or delay health…

Thank you for holding this hearing. I will not have time to ask the many questions that I have that have been submitted to me by my constituents, so I am going to leave them for you--for staff to get answers to them.

There are problems of insecurity, deprivation, hunger, and lack of prevention.