Political Quotes

I thank my colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus for taking this time to acknowledge this champion. Today, I rise in recognition of the late Shirley Chisholm, who was born 100 years ago last Wednesday. A child of immigrants raised…

I am standing in opposition. During their campaigns, Donald Trump and my Republican colleagues promised to get to work to lowering prices for the American people. This budget is a betrayal of that promise. It is a betrayal of millions of…

I really believe that we are turning a corner as a country in terms of how we make sure that federal dollars benefit everybody and not just the fewer, the well-off.

I thank my colleague from Illinois for yielding and organizing this Special Order hour on what I think is a very important topic. Five years ago, I founded and chaired the CBC's Emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental…