If I have to serve the people who live just outside of Columbia and Jefferson City, then I’ll do that.

I rise today to honor a towering figure in the history of Kansas City, Missouri, and in the life of Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, Mr. Alvin Brooks, on the occasion of the 300th consecutive meeting of the Alvin Brooks Wednesday…

I rise in support of H.R. 6644, also known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act. This legislation... would streamline regulations, expand affordable housing financing, and modernize Federal housing programs to significantly expand the…

blind, and sometimes even mean-spirited, political decisions that those who perpetuate it could easily deny it.

If we think we're right, we ought to act like we are right.

We are just tearing apart a district in order to satisfy someone's desire for reelection.

as I sat on the bed this morning, trying to get up, I received a phone call to tell me that Congressman Bill Clay had just passed. I sat there for a few minutes, feeling sad. Then it occurred to me that death is not the greatest loss in…

it is pretty clear to me, while it may not always come across your television, radio, or cell phone, I believe that the overwhelming majority of Members of Congress are good and decent people. Whether we agree on everything is not factored…

We can be mad, we can cuss - we're three votes down. That's the reality.

So that's not right.

Nobody said one word to her, even though Nancy Pelosi told one of the guys, ‘Can you not see that cap over there?’

He's my friend, and he is somebody who believes deeply and irreversibly in treating people decently.

we can be mad, we can cuss - we're three votes down. That's the reality.

Let me begin by stating some very related facts. First and foremost, I am a proud United Methodist. In fact, I am an ordained United Methodist elder. I served one church for 38 years as pastor. The church, St. James United Methodist…

I think we had something with this committee that I think the people around the country of goodwill would love to see each day coming out of Washington.

It was rewarding to those of us who were on the committee to just come to a meeting and see that there was no name-calling, no screams across the aisle.

This important legislation would pull one small but very powerful lever that I believe would facilitate greater collaboration in the Halls of the House.

I think it is important for us to voice our own experiences and ideas on how we can make this beautiful chaotic institution into something that would work just a little bit better.

President Biden has already won the nomination.

This was supposed to be one of the great celebrations. We won the Super Bowl and probably had a million or so people at the parade. In a great tragedy that has befallen all of us over and over again, a shooter has ruined the lives of many…

Cuts to these programs and many others would exacerbate affordable housing challenges for low-income families throughout the nation.

My bill, co-led by Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer, would remove bureaucratic barriers and incentivize greater landlord participation.

It shouldn't be news to anyone that we are in a housing crisis.

Like most Americans, the people in my congressional district want to go to work, build meaningful wealth, and provide for the safety and security of their families.