Brenda Lawrence actually said...

In America we do not normally boil water. We turn on the faucet and drink it, and trust the government to provide us with water that is safe.

Lawrence emphasizes the expectation of safe drinking water from the government.

03/14/2016

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Every Member on that floor was running for their life. It was absolutely unacceptable.

I don't give a darn who the President was.

I believe this legislation is a meaningful first step toward promoting access to postsecondary education.

And I don't want to leave without talking about student debt. Black women carry the largest amount of student debt in America.