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Mr. Speaker, I rise with deep concern that this President has chosen to escalate the war in Iraq instead of charting a course towards peace. Today, I am reminded of the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke out against the war in…
I want to thank Mr. Deal and members of the delegation for bringing this resolution before us as a tribute to our fallen colleague, Mr. Norwood. More than anything else, Congressman Norwood was a warrior. He fought for his beliefs with…
Charlie Norwood, the man from Georgia, not just a citizen of Georgia, not just a citizen of the American South, but a citizen of the world, a man who fought the good fight, who kept the faith. He was a good and decent man, and we will…
I want to thank my friend, my colleague, the chairman, for yielding. Madam Speaker, it is only fitting and appropriate that we salute and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as we celebrate his 78th birthday. Martin Luther King, Jr…
Mr. Speaker, our seniors are still paying too much for lifesaving prescription drugs, and today we must ease that burden. Seniors should not have to choose between paying for their medicines and paying to heat their homes or putting food…
Mr. Speaker, it is unacceptable that we have waited 10 years to address this problem. Unacceptable. We have waited far too long. Millions of our American citizens, our brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, are working long hours to…
Let me thank our colleague from Utah for participating in this Special Order. As we said earlier, Madam Speaker, this is a bad deal, this is not a good deal, and that is why we are speaking out tonight and we will continue to speak out in…
Mr. Speaker, just 3 months ago this body passed the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, admitting the sad fact that voter discrimination is still a reality in this great Nation. This Congress decided we could do better, that…
the statement by Majority Leader Boehner was shameful and disgraceful. To suggest that my fellow Democrats care more about protecting the terrorists than the American people is not right, it is not fair, it is not just, and it is not the…
over the years, this Nation has worked hard to take discrimination out of the Constitution, and today, the House is voting to put it back in. I can recall just a few short years ago that there were laws inscribed in some State…
before the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, all across the American South very few African Americans were registered to vote. Men and women of color stood in unmovable lines. In Lowndes County, Alabama, between Selma and Montgomery…
let me say to my friend and to my colleague from the State of Georgia, it is true that years ago I said that we are in the process of laying down the burden of race. But it is not down yet and we are not asleep yet. The Voting Rights Act…
do we want to be responsible for stabbing the Voting Rights Act in the heart? We must defeat with all that we have, with all of our power, with all of our votes the Westmoreland amendment.
the Voting Rights Act was good for America in 1965 and it is good and necessary in 2006. We must strengthen our resolve and complete the job that we began almost a year ago in a bipartisan way and pass the reauthorization of the Voting…
our guest chaplain for the morning is the Reverend Doug Tanner. Doug Tanner is a Methodist minister, native of the great State of North Carolina, a man of great faith, a man of dedication, a man of commitment. Doug Tanner was inspired by…
the right to vote is precious, almost sacred, and one of the most important blessings of our democracy. The Stearns amendment is an attack on the voting rights of millions of American citizens. It is a modern day literacy test. This is not…
there is a time when a politician must put politics aside. There is a time when we must stand up and meet our moral obligation as servants of the people. Millions of Americans are struggling today. They work hard. They are just trying to…
he who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Words from Proverbs. Mr. Chairman, the Republican budget is unfair to the neediest and most vulnerable Americans. In addition to being…
38 years ago Martin Luther King, Jr., was taken by from us by an assassin's bullets. He had gone to Memphis, Tennessee to call for economic justice for working people in America and for the sanitation workers there. Mr. Speaker, it is…
I think it is fitting and so appropriate that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives pay tribute to the Honorable John Dingell on his 50 years of distinguished service in this body. I want to take a little time to thank my friend…
could the chairman tell me what appropriations conference reports we might expect to see on the floor next week?
on which day next week might we consider the budget reconciliation bill that calls for more than $50 billion in mandatory spending cuts?
next Tuesday is Election Day in many States and localities around the country. Given that we are scheduled to be in session and voting, how do you think votes might be structured that day in order to accommodate Members who have elections…
I yield to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Rules Committee, to inquire about the schedule for next week.
there are many today who may not understand today why December 1, 1955, will long be remembered throughout American history. That was the day a quiet, somewhat shy, 42-year old African American seamstress named Rosa Parks was ordered to…
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