Rep. Corrine Brown

I rise tonight to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. In 1962, only 5.3 percent of the voting-age black population was registered to vote in Mississippi. There were only 500 black elected officials in the entire…

earlier this week, I spoke with 95 little 3-year-olds in my district. Tonight, I rise on their behalf. The school lunch program has worked well since 1946--it's not broken. America's children are our most important resource for the future…

H.R. 7 is bad legislation and should be defeated. In the stated opinion of DOD, H.R. 7 is ``dangerous, wasteful, and unconstitutional.'' It is a Republican tactic to provide ``defense welfare'' for military contractors who seek lucrative…

H.R. 7, as it is written, is bad legislation. It should be defeated. If America insists on spending countless billions on Star Wars at the expense of our troops, if America retreats from global economic and military cooperation, if America…

I rise today to pay tribute to a great Floridian and a great American. I rise to tell the American people about this true public servant, who has given more than 40 years of his life to serving this country, and serving his constituents in…

I rise today to speak out in support of the rule for the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The women of our Nation have been waiting a long time for this legislation which first passed this body in November by a voice vote. My…

I rise today to speak out vocally in support of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. This legislation is long overdue. My home State of Florida has seen the kinds of destruction that violent antiabortion protesters can unleash…

I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3425, the Department of Environmental Protection Act, and in support of the rule, but first we must clear the air about the rule. The rule approved by the Rules Committee is fair and open. It allows…

I rise today in honor of the life and work of Dr. Richard Moore who died on January 2, 1994, at the age of 88. Dr. Moore was the third president of Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach, FL, which is in my district. Bethune Cookman…