Brenda Lawrence

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 19, line 15, strike ``and''. On page 19, after line 15, insert the following: ``(B) regional…

I stand here today just always in awe of the history of this House and those who have served, knowing personally the sacrifices and the skill set that is needed to be successful. To be able to honor one of our own is something that I…

In 36 months, before the 2016 election, the U.S. economy added more than eight million jobs.

As a black woman in America, having a double whammy, being a woman who was oppressed, being an African American.

We see through history that so many people sat on the sideline.

Shame on anyone that wants to use this to promote a candidate.

I just want to be on the record, this is a very, very serious issue. I am a descendent of slaves.

I'm glad to see our community--our committee will be using our oversight authority to find innovative ways for the government to combat anti-Semitic and the rise in white supremacy ideology.

I'm here today as co-chair of both the Democratic Women's Caucus and also the entire bipartisan caucus for this Congress.

I think we need to pause the technology and let the rest of it catch up.

I feel strongly that if I am being--if my image is being used, I know, and I have a right to what are my rights.

We need to be, as Congress, very proactive of setting ethical standards.

We in America have the right to know if we are under surveillance, and what are you doing with it.

Approximately 67 percent of my constituents are minorities, meaning the vast majority of my constituents have a higher likelihood of being misidentified by a system that was intended to increase security and reduce crime.

Right now, we have the wild, wild west when it comes to AI.

This year, I introduced H.R. 153 with my colleague Representative Khanna, regarding the need for the development of guidelines for the ethical development of AI.

How can we, as a country who consider ourselves so great, embrace a philosophy and a standard that impoverishes people in America?

It is clear that only a comprehensive approach like the FAMILY Act will protect our workers, and I urge all of us to support it.

I count on government for a number of things. And to say that we don't need government to intervene on an issue that is going to be transformational for the quality of life of Americans is something that I feel very strongly about.

We, as the sophisticated, major force of democracy in this world, should not be one of the last to say that every person working and trying to provide for their family, regardless of their income, do not have access to paid family leave.

How dare you say you don't support $15 an hour. Because if you don't, you are stating that poverty in America should be a reality.

The issue of paid family leave is something I hear frequently about, ensuring that women and family and parents have the ability to preserve their economic security while continuing their employment in this country.

So abortions are not infanticide. That is not how abortion works, and this type of deceptive rhetoric is yet another attempt to distract from efforts to make abortion out of the reach for women, to shut down clinics.

I would love to have a debate about Viagra and whether the government should regulate or restrict Viagra for me.

We should, as women in America, have the same choices that men have, without the government telling them what to do.