There are only four African-Americans who own television stations in the Nation, in this great Nation of ours.

I am absolutely, totally disappointed in the FCC and their position on minority ownership of marketplace.

This is the worst time for media ownership by minorities.

Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to address the statement made just yesterday by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. As we all know, Mr. Speaker, Commissioner Silver dealt swiftly, decisively, and broadly with the reprehensible racist…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from New York who not only has yielded me some time to speak on this issue, but I just want to observe that he has been one of the most remarkable persons to ever serve in this House, this exalted…

Nobody on the planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change.

there is an economic price that we are paying and will continue to pay for the problems of climate change.

I applaud the steps that the Obama administration under your leadership is already taking to reduce our Nation's global footprint.

Anyone who doubted that EPA is trying to 'bankrupt the coal industry' as President Obama promised should have been convinced by proposed New Source Performance Standards for new electric utility generating units.

This bill discontinues use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's standard of 'vulnerable populations' in favor of a newly created standard of 'potentially exposed subpopulation.'

I am excited to see movement on this important issue. I am, however, discouraged by the discussion draft presented.