Political Quotes

For years I have heard that tired argument that gun violence prevention legislation won't work. ``Just look at Chicago,'' they say, ``where residents have some of the strictest gun laws but the highest rates of gun violence.'' The reason…

I am sick and tired of standing up here to say I am sick and tired. I am tired of reminding my colleagues that we have a gun violence epidemic in this country outside of mass shootings. We hold moments of silence. We stand up, we sit down…

2 weeks ago, President Trump was sworn into office. He won the popular vote and the electoral college. I didn't like the results, but I accepted them. For the past 4 years, I have heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle…

Mr. Speaker and our two hosts, I rise today to join the Congressional Black Caucus in celebrating Black History Month and honoring the Divine Nine, the historically Black fraternities and sororities that have fostered generations of bold…