Robin Kelly

Is there any particular State that you think does a better job that we can hold up as a role model?

Thank you so much for your important remarks. I know this topic is one that you have been researching and studying, trying to come up with solutions for a long time. One thing that is a little disconcerting is you say that the SAFE Justice…

Thank you, my colleague from North Carolina, for your outstanding remarks on this topic of saving our community. I really, really appreciate it, and so do the American people. At this time, I would like to introduce my other colleague…

I feel this bill will close this glaring loophole and would help with the issue.

The transparency that the DATA Act is designed to provide will help hold agencies accountable for their spending decisions.

Effective implementation of the DATA Act is crucial in order to improve the transparency of Federal spending.

The basis of our Government is to be for and by the people. And in that spirit, the opinion of the people matters.

We are truly fortunate to live in and be Representatives of a Nation that recognizes and respects free press.

Our criminal justice system has different effects on unique populations as you have raised.

Thank you, Congressman Jeffries, for reminding us about the Voting Rights Act. Again, thank you for everything you did last week in this Congress. It was so commendable. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green), who…

Thank you, Congresswoman Jackson Lee. Always detailed and insightful. Thank you for all of your work on the Judiciary Committee. It is very much appreciated and hailed. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries)…

I thank Congresswoman Fudge for her eloquent words and the truth of what happened in Congress last week and what we need to do to go forward. At this time, I yield to the gentlewoman from Houston, Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

Thank you, Congresswoman Holmes. I am so glad that you and Congressman Payne brought up the issue of the gun because we cannot forget that either. I look at Charleston as when racism and hate found the gun. At this time, I yield to the…

Thank you, Congressman Butterfield, for those fine words. Many questions, many questions: Why are they still holding on? Is it just heritage and tradition? Or is it something more? At this time, Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce the…

Thank you, Congressman Payne, for those words. Right now, it is my pleasure to introduce the Congressman from North Carolina and the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Butterfield.

America's national security is an issue that those of us trusted by the public to serve in Congress must and do take seriously.

My colleague, Ranking Member Connolly, a co-author of this legislation, has repeatedly expressed a need for congressional oversight of the implementation of FITARA to help ensure the improvement it directs are achieved government-wide.

I would like to commend Representative Gerry Connolly, the ranking member of the Government Operations Subcommittee and co-author of this legislation for his continued work on Federal IT issues and reforms.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's oversight hearing on the implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act.

Thank you very much, Congressman Jeffries. You always have great words, well thought out and so meaningful. I really appreciate your comments. With that, I would like to turn it over to the woman from the great State of Ohio, my colleague…

Thank you, Congresswoman Lee. Thank you for your hard work, your dedication, and all of your insight. You are so right about ZIP Codes that determine so much, unfortunately. And we have to give every young child, every family, a fair…

It is my pleasure and delight to yield to the gentlewoman from Oakland, California (Ms. Lee), who always has great things to share with us.

I just want to thank you for coming here and sharing your stories with all of us.

As a representative of a major American city, Chicago, that bad actors and terrorists often seek to target, I know the importance of counterterrorism and maintaining a secure homeland.

I would say most of us in this room recognize the importance of trade to the future of our economy.