I am proud to be a part of the long tradition in the Ways and Means Committee of enacting important bipartisan legislation to improve foster care and better prevent child abuse and neglect.

Although children from all races and ethnicities suffer from abuse and neglect at similar rates, Black children are overrepresented at each decision point in the child welfare system.

we must be focused on winning the fight, but as the Chair also indicated, leaders, if they are focused on winning the fight, understand you have to take care of your people.

Last week, I proudly shepherded a bipartisan NDAA amendment through the House, co-led with my fellow Air Force veteran, Rep. Pfluger, that requires DOD to invest in programs to increase awareness of the MSAs in each congressional district.

Our mission, our goal every single day should be defending those things that make America great.

This whole notion that somehow or another we need to be in bed with the same tax rate as the rest of the world is absolute lunacy.

Americans today really care about their jobs and being able to provide for their families.

Beginning tomorrow there will be thousands and thousands of events, commemorations, and activities all over America celebrating Juneteenth, which will be June 19. There will be many of those in the district that I represent, at Malcolm X…

this is a bipartisan issue, it is something we need to tackle.

There is a historical issue when it comes to underserved communities, and particularly Black communities.

We urge you to support a strong nutrition Title IV in farm bill negotiations.

Thank you for your service to our country. And as we continue to do our work here, let us continue to fight for those who fought for us.

Food insecurity is a critical issue in eastern North Carolina, rural America, and across the country.

I am firm in my belief that smart policies do not equal indiscriminate expansion of these programs.

Can we move from the language of kindness to the language of justice? Can we move from philanthropic sensibility to political commitment?

My support for legislation that helps Americans, and those in particular: children, families, seniors, and, yes indeed, our veterans.

My goal is preservation for those truly in need, and recognize that sometimes our neighbors in need require a helping hand.

I oppose this legislation that will harm 43 million student loan borrowers who need debt relief so that the Republicans can spend trillions of dollars in just a few weeks on tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent. Over 100,000 borrowers in…

Solar energy is one form of electricity generation that is growing in the United States, yet we do not have the economy of scale in manufacturing solar systems to meet supply and demand for industry and consumers. Solar energy accounted…

I am very interested in fraud and in Social Security. But I am really more interested in Social Security than I am in fraud.

I think, to me, that is kind of like a gamble.

I think we need to be very careful about that, as well.

I want to make sure that we protect Social Security as much as we can.

I am proud to support bipartisan common sense priorities for stakeholders here today.

Eastern North Carolina producers desperately need farm labor, in terms of the workforce.