Andre Carson: “On April 29, 2016, I was unavoidably detained and missed rollcall votes 178 and 179. Had I been present, I would have…”

I thank Chairman Graves, my friend Ranking Member Larsen, and the wonderful staff for their leadership and their partnership, which has allowed our committee to mark up our bill, the ALERT Act, and bring it to the floor today. The…

injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

We must ensure no taxpayer dollars contribute to human rights violations or anyone's death--most especially an American abroad.

Unfortunately I was detained in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, serving as the ranking member for a classified briefing on counterterrorism and antisemitism, and missed Roll Call vote 233. Had I been present, I would…