Bonnie Watson Coleman: “I thank my colleague for sharing his insights and his experience with us. We have a lot of work to do, and we are ready…”

“I thank my colleague for sharing his insights and his experience with us. We have a lot of work to do, and we are ready to do it. Mr. Speaker, in addition to those that my colleague has mentioned, I would like to bring attention to some of the other nominees that we should be considering here. {time} 1930 We haven't mentioned the Department of Energy and the nominee, Governor Rick Perry, who disregarded this agency so much that he couldn't even remember that he wanted to eliminate it when he was running for President, or even Linda McMahon, who is the wife of a billionaire. It seems to me that this litany of nominees belongs to the millionaire-billionaire club. They know each other well, and the one thing that they are committed to is ensuring that their interests and the interests of this President-elect, in his private life, are advanced. I think that the people in this country need to understand how troublesome this is. I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke), the co-chair of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls and a fighter for the rights of all working families and all vulnerable families.”