Eva M. Clayton: “the gentleman and I both know it takes a long time and is very expensive for people to become legal citizens, and tying…”

I would like first to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) for asking us to really speak out on this worldwide issue. In fact, we have an opportunity to speak out on this issue 2 days before what we call World AIDS Day. As this…

I want to use this time as we consider the supplemental to raise an issue that I think has tremendous emergency potential, but it has great implications for us as a Nation as we respond internationally and as we are trying to bring…

the other part of the Conyers amendment spoke to the civil rights issues both in the equity and distribution of Farm Services that are administered through Farm Services, whether they are loans, technical assistance or environmental…

I represent a large farm area. I represent the largest number of farmers in North Carolina. The area desperately needs the commodities, they depend on those. But I know my farmers understand what shared sacrifice means, and they would…