in the 12th Congressional District, every single day is Black History Month. I am so incredibly proud to have been born in the most beautiful, Blackest city in the country. I know Detroit has built movements from every corner, and our…

we all know that right now the housing crisis is real for so many of our families across the country, and I know many of us in this Chamber, especially those on the left, have always said housing is a human right. To address this crisis…

we all know the public deserves full transparency when it comes to holding police accountable for misconduct. Instead, States and cities all across our country have started adopting new laws to charge the public hundreds of dollars in fees…

I thank my sister in service, Congresswoman Hayes, who has been leading this fight to protect our children, especially making sure that we have access to public education and quality education for all of our children. Alongside millions of…

I will take a moment to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Mother Peggy Noble. She was an inspirational leader and a champion for economic justice and for working families. Mother Peggy has dedicated her life to her College Park…

housing is a human right, but as everyone knows, we are facing a housing crisis right now. On any given night right now, more than three-quarters of a million people are unhoused nationwide. The last time the Federal minimum wage of $7.25…

we always seem to have money for war, to bomb countries, but we never have money for healthcare for our families. On January 1, Republicans ended the Affordable Care Act tax credits and raised healthcare premiums for millions of Americans…

we know that the dirty water bill reduces significant oversight for the Clean Water Act, and it is really important to know that polluters are pushing to weaken this--not residents, not families, and not communities that are directly…

our Federal workforce deserves a voice. We know the executive order was the largest act of union busting in our Nation's history. It stripped away collective bargaining rights of over a million Federal employees in over 40 Federal…

I congratulate Dearborn's Divine Child High School for winning the Division 4 State championship with a thrilling 23-22 win. After a dominant season, they rose to the moment at Ford Field to earn their first State championship in 40 years…

267 percent, that is how much energy prices increase in communities located near Big Tech data centers. DTE Energy, in my State, already charges us some of the highest rates in the Nation with some of the most unreliable services. Do you…

we know that our families can't afford the basics right now. Their electricity and gas bills are out of control. Their water bills are out of control. Don't get me started about their auto and home insurance. It is all out of control…

I take a moment to welcome all of my Black neighbors throughout the 12th Congressional District to the people's House for Congressional Black Caucus' Annual Legislative Conference Week. Our city, the city of Detroit, the most beautiful…

as some of my colleagues continue to try to attempt to bully and silence me, I will remind all of them that I grew up in Detroit. The more you try to shut us up, the louder we get. Mr. Speaker, as we speak right now, the Israeli Government…

working people are sick and tired of corporate greed. It is time to say enough is enough. Last year, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made almost $96 million. The average Starbucks worker made less than $15,000 a year. They would have to work…

I want to take the time to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of my dear friend and neighbor, Michael Friedman, a tireless champion of social and economic justice and workplace democracy. From his early days as a truck driver and…

Republicans already voted to give $5 trillion tax breaks to the richest Americans, paid for by ripping food from children's mouths and kicking 17 million people off of their healthcare. Trump's big betrayal bill--and that is what I call it…

I was proud of the community members who stood with us and partnered with me in creating the Fix Our Flooded Basements Act. Many people might not know this, but FEMA will provide financial help toward getting a new furnace and water…

families in our communities are facing an affordability crisis. We hear it at our townhalls. We hear it on every corner of our communities. Families are struggling with rising grocery costs. The cost of groceries has gone up 28 percent…

I want to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Ignacio Gonzalez, whom we lovingly called Ziggy, a beloved son of Detroit. Ziggy was a proud veteran and dedicated educator. He lived a remarkable life of 94 years. Born in 1930, Ziggy…

We don’t see ourselves as isolated from North America, but rather the opposite, as part of an American continent that integrates us all.

These corporations don’t care about these borders. They come and extract, make us sick, and just leave us with nothing.

It’s very rare that you see that in the United States Congress, but we saw it at the Pan-American Congress.

There is a lack of urgency, and we need to move with urgency because a nuclear war cannot be won and would have catastrophic human consequences. One warhead--one--has the power to wipe out an entire city. A full-scale nuclear war would…

disastrous floods, horrific floods are devastating the lives of our residents in southeast Michigan and across the Nation. The dangers don't stop when the flooding ends. Too many of our families are denied FEMA assistance because current…