Elijah Lewis

Mr. Chairman, I am opposed to granting permanent normal trade relations to China. We cannot reward China with PNTR while she continues to violate the human rights of her people. We are sending the wrong message to the rest of the world…

Every person in America realizes the importance and the necessity of fixing our system of financing elections. This amendment is an important step toward campaign finance reform. It will close another loophole in the financial disclosure…

this morning I rise with a heavy heart. Yesterday, another child, another baby, lost her life to gun violence. This sad day, this great tragedy is made worse by the fact that this little girl was killed by another child. How long will we…

the Negro History Bulletin, the Journal of Negro History, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Black History Month--these were the creations of Carter G. Woodson. Carter G. Woodson said we must know and celebrate our…

I say to my friend and my brother, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt), I think it is so fitting and appropriate for him to be standing here as a representative of the great State of North Carolina because so much did take place…

I have seen the exhibit. I have seen the book. It is very, very moving. It makes me very sad sometimes to think that in our recent history that our fellow Americans would do this to other Americans. Some of these photographs makes me want…

the Republican budget deal is a do-nothing bill, nothing for Social Security, nothing for Medicare. It hurts every family. The Republican budget bill does nothing to extend the life of Social Security, even by one single day. It fails to…

yesterday the Republicans launched a new ad campaign accusing the Democrats of dipping into the Social Security surplus. In these ads, Republicans vowed to draw a line in the sand. It is time for the Republicans to get their heads out of…

the Republican tax deal is a step in the wrong direction. We must use this historic opportunity to save Social Security and Medicare and to pay down on our national debt. We should not be wasting it on huge tax breaks for America's…

Three weeks ago, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia agreed to comply with NATO's demands to withdraw its forces from Kosovo, ending more than 80 days of hostility. In bringing this conflict to a close, the United States and NATO brought an…

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sat down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and refused to give up her seat to a white man. By sitting down, Rosa Parks was standing up. With dignity, with pride, and with one simple defining act, she began a…

I rise today to praise courageous fire fighters in the City of Atlanta. On Monday afternoon, members of the Atlanta City Fire Department fought a raging fire through the historic Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in southeast Atlanta. Mr. Ivers…

I rise this morning, as the dean of the Georgia delegation, to welcome our newest Member to the House of Representatives. Johnny Isakson won an impressive victory in Tuesday's special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. He…

this past Sunday in the Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34 to 19. It was a hard-fought game, and the Atlanta Dirty Birds came up a little short. Today I rise to say congratulations to the Denver Broncos and to…

we should be standing here debating the future of Social Security. We should be standing here debating health care. We should be standing here debating education for our children and how we can protect the environment. Instead, we are…

Mr. Speaker, this debate reminds me of an old gospel song, ``Ninety- nine and a Half Won't Do.'' The song tells us that when you believe in a cause, when you truly believe, you have to give 100 percent; ninety- nine and a half won't do…

during the Civil Rights movement, thousands upon thousands of Americans joined together for a single cause: To fight discrimination and have all Americans treated equally under the law. Discrimination was not right then and it is not right…

we need a real Patients' Bill of Rights. I know because I have heard from the people in my district. A mother told me her daughter had a mastectomy. The mother begged, pleaded to keep her daughter in the hospital for just one night. She…

we need a Patient Protection Act. I know because I have heard from the people in my district. I have heard from a mother with a sick baby who had to travel 30 miles to a hospital when there was a hospital nearby. I heard from a doctor who…

30 years ago this week, Bobby Kennedy was taken from us by an assassin's bullet. I remember that night all too clearly, and I still feel the sadness of the loss. Today I want to take a moment to honor this public servant who was so…

So-called private savings accounts do nothing to improve our public schools. They are a way of using the Federal Tax Code to undermine public education. Private saving accounts drain resources from our public schools and hurt the vast…

I say to my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Riggs), I knew Martin Luther King, Jr., very well. I worked with him for many years. He was my friend, my leader, my hero, my brother. If he was standing here tonight, I tell my…

I did not go to Harvard. I did not attend Yale. I could not. I could not even attend Troy State University, just a few miles from my home, because of the color of my skin. For 200 years, millions of African-Americans could not go to…

It has been 3 years since a GAO report found that 1 out of every 3 of our Nation's schools are in need of major reconstruction and repair. Public school buildings are crumbling. Our schoolteachers are dealing with overcrowded classrooms…

For 60 years, the Social Security system that Democrats created has provided retirement security to hundreds of millions of Americans. Social Security is founded on a simple principle: Every worker contributes to and is part of a common…