Brenda Lawrence

My district supports urban farmers and food banks so our farmers and people can thrive. We should not put all of this in danger. Mr. Speaker, I call on Republicans today to stop, to remove this terrible proposal for SNAP with this…

In 2016, the GAO recommended that the Treasury relocate up to $2 billion from an underused program...

I just want to say publicly, Mr. Dodaro, thank you and your staff for putting together this report.

It is not acceptable for you as the leadership to not bring that to Congress and be truthful about what is happening.

The reduction in the workforce, we cannot continue to say that we have this overall objective and our philosophy and our values if you don't have the workforce and the trained workforce to perform the job.

I am going to continue to push this and not sit here and listen to 'we are trying, and our philosophy is to perform the job' when we know we are not.

I just want to close with some words of wisdom from Black women who absolutely have inspired me. ``It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it,'' Lena Horn. ``I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail…

It must be a priority.

It is a necessity for human life.

The need for skilled trades has drastically increased, because we will and we shall invest in our water infrastructure.

I agree with you. And so many things that--so often, when Government looks at associations or unions or labor groups, they are labeled as the other side...

It was a major slap in the face, and the entire delegation, congressional delegation came together to urge the IRS to look at existing properties.

It was refreshing to hear that you actually understand what this committee is about and your commitment to continue to respond to our inquiries.

100 years ago today, this House passed a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 274 Members voted for it, but 136 voted against it. One Representative said: ``Important issues cannot be decided by women's fears and…

I sit on the Foster Care Caucus, and it is a high priority for me.

I did enter a bill that would--the Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth, which would require all children to be mandated...

We are going to have to influence it. We are going to have to find a way to get him to make this a high priority.

The Affordable Healthcare Act is--provides essential health benefit services that actually directly go to the mental health parity part, but all we talk about is repeal and replace.

I find I am perplexed how we can have this Commission have--you being appointed, doing all this work, yet still what we do in our budget would just cut the legs from under this program.

If you want to know my priorities, follow my budget.

We have to do the work.

Well, it needs to be looked at. And I can tell you in a community that's not on the southwest border that we have major issues in large immigrant communities of disparate treatment.

It’s evident that many of these immigrants may not be dangerous. In fact, sometimes their only supposed crime is crossing the border before they work and pay taxes.

I have a very important issue. As you know, I represent Michigan, Detroit. At the end of September, ICE arrested nearly 500 people in 10 different cities and regions across country.

So there's no question a cut in resources, in the terms of human relations and employees, will affect the length of time and the ability of taxpayers to receive assistance.