Mr. Speaker, earlier today, my colleagues and I debated and passed a budget about which I have quite a few concerns. Budgets are statements of values. They should map out the priorities we have for our Nation. The resolution that the House…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan. Mr. Speaker, with more women as the primary breadwinners than ever, it is important to point out that two-thirds of the minimum wage workers are women. Women are notoriously underrepresented with…

I want to thank the gentlewoman, my colleague from Illinois, for providing this opportunity for me to share with you this evening. I am also honored to join my Congressional Black Caucus colleagues on the floor as we celebrate Women's…

Not only have I heard it, but I have helped some of the teachers buy the supplies for their classrooms.

I appreciate the comments that have been offered by both of my colleagues here. I think that you can certainly understand that a lot of work went into the creation, the development, and the evolution of this budget. We are happy to note…

I thank you for the opportunity to address this because I know this firsthand. In the capital city in the State of New Jersey, they have had to actually close libraries. Now, we already experience a digital divide in urban centers and in…

Well, I certainly would like to yield to the gentlelady from Michigan. I just simply want to say that the associations, the affiliations, and the organizations that you identified just very quickly represent the interests of working class…

Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to respond to that question, Congressman. As a State legislator, I spent many years in appropriations and on the budget committee, and I came to realize that there is no other document that…

Mr. Speaker, I am here today representing the Congressional Progressive Caucus and to discuss our budget, the people's budget. I pray that I am not the only one that is speaking for the 60 minutes allotted. Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, the…

Mr. Speaker, can you tell us just how much time we have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Jersey has approximately 40 minutes remaining.

Thank you for that question, Congressman. It means all of those things. What it means for communities like the capital of the State of New Jersey, which is the city of Trenton, it means that our neighborhoods are unsafe. It means that…