Representative Jeffries, thank you for continuing to lift the nomination of Loretta Lynch, and also thank you for highlighting Harriet Tubman, a fine example of someone who helped improve the quality of life for her fellow brothers and…

Thank you to the great gentlewoman of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it is during Women's History Month when we recognize the contributions and achievements of women throughout the course of history. Many of these women have had distinguished…

Thank you, my friend from the great State of Ohio, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. Your points about Loretta Lynch are so pertinent. Despite the gains we have made, we still have a long way to go. General Leave

As we enter the final week of Women's History Month, the Congressional Black Caucus would like to use tonight's Special Order hour to examine the unique challenges that women face in America today. Many of these experiences are shared…

First, I yield to the gentlewoman from Washington, Congresswoman DelBene. Remembering the Highway 530 Mudslide Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today to honor, recognize, and remember the…

I want to thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for their bipartisan leadership in helping bring the attention of Congress to the vile acts of the terror group Boko Haram. This weekend, the international community received the…

Thank you so much to the gentlewoman from Washington, D.C. At this time, I would like to introduce the gentleman from South Carolina, our leader, James Clyburn. (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Thank you to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn) for your important insight and your important comments. Now it is my honor to introduce the gentlelady from Texas, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Thank you to the gentlewoman from Florida. Thank you for sharing your success stories. Hopefully, those can be duplicated. At this time, I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Congresswoman Alma Adams.

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina, again, for her insight and comments. Here we are, 50 years removed from Selma, 50 years after Americans-- young and old, Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Jewish-- made a decision…

I thank the gentlewoman from Wisconsin. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Now, it is my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from Florida, Frederica Wilson.

American families expect us to work hard to keep them safe. It is our job to work together in addressing their national security concerns, not to diminish our government's standing for political sport. In 2 short months, this Congress has…

It is an honor and a privilege to be before you this evening on the heels of our Nation's recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Selma marchers which tore down many obstructive barriers to voting for African Americans and which led to the…

I thank the gentlelady from Texas for her remarks. Now it is my honor to yield to the gentlelady from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Congresswoman Gwen Moore.

Thank you, Congressman Butterfield. It is now my honor to introduce the gentlewoman from Alabama, one that was our gracious host last weekend, and we appreciate everything she did, Terri Sewell.

Thank you to the gentlewoman from Alabama. Thank you for sharing the challenges citizens like your dad can have in complying with the new Voting Rights Act law. Thank you for standing up. At this time, I would like to introduce the fierce…

Thank you, Congresswoman Plaskett, for educating our public on the challenges people on the Islands face. Your words are so pertinent as we go to Selma to remember the events of 50 years ago. Mr. Speaker, it is now my distinct honor to…

Thank you kindly to the gentleman from New York, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, a man of much wisdom and truth. Congressman Payne, we have heard from a number of Members why Loretta Lynch would be a great Attorney General. Hopefully, we can…

Thank you to the gentlewoman from the great State of Ohio. You have done a great job describing the challenges and sharing the progress that has been made thus far for our constituents of color. You have given us a call to action. Mr…

It is my honor to yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

This evening, the Congressional Black Caucus will take a moment to discuss our strong support for the confirmation of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch as the next Attorney General of the United States, and we will examine the larger issue of…

I appreciate Congressman Butterfield's remarks. It is now my pleasure to yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Fudge), past chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressperson extraordinaire.

I thank Congresswoman Fudge for her very, very pertinent remarks. It is now my honor to yield to the freshman gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett).

I offer a commonsense amendment to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. My amendment makes a minor modification to the underlying bill and does not have an impact on direct spending; still, the simple fix stands to make a tremendous difference…

The resolution that I have offered in a substitute amendment is intended to serve as a direct message to Boko Haram that their terror and extremism will not be ignored.