Janice Schakowsky: “Thank you so much, Chairwoman Schakowsky, and thanks to you and Ranking Member Bilirakis for convening today's hearing…”

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me for the privilege of saying a few words about Bill Pascrell. I love Bill Pascrell. I say that in the present tense because every time I think of him he makes me smile, not because he was a funny…

Black women in the U.S. are still far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, and that is unacceptable.

The American people overwhelmingly do not want another war in the Middle East, and the last thing our country needs is to be drawn into a conflict that would cost lives and destabilize the region.

I was otherwise detained and unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following manner: ``nay'' on rollcall No. 710, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 711, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 712, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 713, ``yea''…