When they arrested the mayor, he was in the public domain. He was not on their property. They made a decision to make an example of this.

I thank Representative Takano for holding this Special Order. This is very important. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the Trump administration is carrying out a campaign of reckless cruelty with zero accountability. Last week, the home…

I thank my colleague for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, this budget is a bad deal. It takes billions of dollars from programs that working families rely on and gives that money to the very wealthiest Americans in the form of $7 trillion in…

This Republican bill is bad for workers, bad for our veterans, bad for our seniors.

Ask any Member of Congress and they will tell you, none of us could adequately serve our constituents without staffers. They are a necessary component of our office. Today, I will take a moment to thank my chief of staff, Kari Osmond, who…

I thank our chairman for his work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, was an essential milestone in the progress of all humanity toward a more fair, just, and democratic society. It is…

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…

Today is February 6. It is my 80th birthday, and I should be celebrating, but you know what? I am mourning. You know why? Because Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire donor, has mounted a hostile takeover of the Federal Government. It is an…

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was born in New Brunswick and raised in South River, and he died in D.C. on January 7, 2021. He succumbed to two successive strokes just hours after being pepper- sprayed by violent criminals…

The signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, was an essential milestone in the progress of all humanity toward a more fair, just, and democratic society, work that continues to this day. As we reflect on the last 250…

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…

In 2023 we lost over 50,000 people to suicide across the country. The year before, more than 1.6 million individuals attempted to take their own lives. These deaths of despair disproportionately affect some communities more than others…

Today I rise during Police Week to honor a son of New Jersey's 12th District who gave his life protecting many of the people that are Members of this Chamber. Brian Sicknick was raised in South River, New Jersey. He attended East Brunswick…

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…

First, let me thank the Congresswoman for affording me this opportunity. Mr. Speaker, I am heartbroken by the passing of my dear friend, Donald Payne, Jr. Like myself, Don came from a family legacy of public service, and we bonded over…

Bringing down the high cost of living for American families has got to be our primary focus.

Those things that sort of bind us and the work that we need to do are more important and significant than those things that divide us.

No one wants to be homeless if they have an option.

I would have to say if there is one thing, it is that as a country, as a whole, we have not kept up with the demand for housing.

The importance of providing more housing in places Americans live and work and ensuring that there are roofs over their heads, of children and families, should be a central focus of this Congress.

Housing is one of the primary drivers of the inflation suffocating families' budgets and holding back our economy.

So is our biggest problem a lack of housing, the variety of housing that we need?

the diversity of requests and I am thinking as you are talking about the various towns and how it is going to impact, because I do know that area, clearly, these are very legitimate and worthy projects that need to be considered on behalf…

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 guess I am asking you, because you have oversight whether or not the department is doing the things that it is supposed to do.