SNAP is a vital part of the solution to many of those issues.

The SNAP program is very important to those in the 12th District of North Carolina.

Congress should introduce and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a commonsense solution that would help employees to uncover and challenge pay discrimination.

Letter dated February 16, 2017, from National Women's Law Center

Women make up half of the country's workforce, yet the Census Bureau reported that the gender wage gap between full-time year-round working men and women, women make only 80 percent of the median wage men earn.

W.E.B. Du Bois said a long time ago that the most fundamental right is a right to education.

I believe that having this funding support allows us to leverage in a way that all students, all Americans benefit.

When we talk about what we are talking about today, we are talking about equal opportunity.

I want to say, again, what a proud honor it is for me to be a graduate of North Carolina A&T, an 1890 school, and to support the legislation.

I am a proud co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus, and I am still committed to raising the profile of 1890s and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities as institutions that not only promote and nurture students.

I am just pleased to be a proud sponsor, a cosponsor as well.

I am a former State legislator and I think many of us are, and understanding that need to send that message that these Federal dollars are not to replace your K-12 investment.