Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick: “I was not present on votes held earlier this morning. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on H.R. 458…”

the right to vote--to participate fully and fairly in the political process--is the foundation of our democracy. For years after the Civil War, many Americans were denied this fundamental right of citizenship. Horrible acts of violence and…

Shame on the court. We say it's a sad day. We will regret this day.

I thank Chairman Knollenberg for your leadership, sir, Michigander, appreciate working with you. And to our ranking member, Mr. Olver, thank you very much for working together. As I always say, when the chairman and ranking members work…

We need a new direction in America. We need a plan, one we never had 4 years, 5 months ago as this country struck a sovereign nation, Iraq. We need a plan. I would say a new plan, but we never had an old plan. So a plan is what this…