Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a statement in support of my amendment. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer an amendment to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act and thank my colleagues for their work on this legislation. Our nation's…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Madam Chair for her leadership at such a time as this. Two months ago, I stood before my colleagues in this Chamber sounding the alarms that, without immediate relief, millions in our communities would face housing…

Congress has to act on all three of those, when it comes to the coronavirus, we need to get reoccurring us checks and relief to families.

We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world.

I feel like an American without a president.

We must legislate healing and justice.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this critical resolution reversing a rule tainted by conflicts of interest and callous disregard for the communities most affected. As hundreds of thousands take to the streets, as the cries for a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of every Black family that has been robbed of a child, on behalf of every family member that has been forced to see their loved one lynched on national television. Driving while Black, jogging while…

The only thing that is the just thing in this moment is for us to pass this legislation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled many of these deeply entrenched inequities, and we're witnessing firsthand the deadly consequences in real time.

While the term 'essential worker' is a new term for some, it is important to remember that the workers we are talking about today have always been essential, although we have usually treated them as if they are disposable.