Gwen Graham: “We really, really need to get to these kids earlier. We need to get books in their hands earlier, we need to be working…”

There is nothing that I could be prouder than to be able, in some of my last days, to be here advocating on behalf of HBCUs.

By the end of World War II, Ottumwa had a population of more than 30,000 people, which was a combination of a strong agricultural economy and a growing number of industrial plants, many of which provided parts for other industries, such as…

I call upon this Congress to act and to act this year to pass this important legislation, and to remove from the rolls of the uninsured for health coverage Americans, at least those most fragile and vulnerable, those we love the most, our…

I think that self-imposed standard that we have to do this in the next 2 weeks is unacceptable. This has to be done, yes, but it ought to be done when we have had an opportunity to view all the pieces and understand the implications of all…