Bonnie Watson Coleman

In fact, none of the procedures in place at the time of the inappropriate criteria are still in place at the IRS today.

Does that sound like benefiting the middle class or working families to anyone here? I don't think so.

In fact, many of the people who stand to gain the most from the Republican tax plan are President Trump and the Cabinet.

As the House prepares to vote on a budget resolution this week to begin the process for enacting massive tax cuts, I want to take this opportunity to question the witnesses here today about the proposed drastic changes to our Tax Code.

Even the Treasury Secretary himself called his party's bluff, stating that it is, quote, 'very hard,' unquote, not to cut taxes for the rich, and that repealing the estate tax, quote, 'disproportionately helps rich people,' close quote.

if the President wants anyone to take seriously his claim that their tax plan won't benefit them at the expense of working men and women and their families, then he can prove it just once and for all by showing America the money he has and…

My only reason for going over this again--and I thank you both for this audit--is that it did not seem conceivable to some of my friends on the other side that there was management disarray, that it had to be political.

Since unveiling their tax reform plan last month, Republicans have tried to claim that their proposals to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans will somehow benefit the hardworking middle class families.

That doesn't sound like helping middle class working families and hardworking men and women.

I did not ever have the pleasure and honor of meeting her in person, but I remember watching television during that Democratic National Convention, which was taking place in my home State in the great city of Atlantic City. I remember the…

I think it is vitally important on this 100th anniversary of Ms. Hamer's birth to also recognize that we are still fighting for the unfettered access to the vote, and that here in Congress, we have the opportunity to eliminate barriers and…

Today, instead of working to protect DREAMers, enacting commonsense gun safety legislation, or reforming our tax system to benefit hardworking Americans and not just the wealthy, I have to stand here and speak out against H.R. 36, another…

I want to thank my colleague and my friend, Mr. Bennie Thompson, for organizing this important Special Order hour honoring his fellow Mississippian, Ms. Fannie Lou Hamer. Yesterday, Cosmopolitan published an article written by Zerlina…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just like to note that there was an amazing demonstration of people in front of the Supreme Court demanding that we do something about gerrymandering because that is another way of negatively…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, today I rise for Kerri from New Jersey. This is her story. With the help of a fertility specialist, Kerri and her husband were thrilled to be expecting their first baby…

I hope that we can hear from you today on some of the lessons you learned from that tragic experience and some of the suggestions you have for my colleagues here in Congress on what we can do to address this epidemic of gun violence.

It is a sobering reminder of the harm a single actor can cause when he has violent intent and access to deadly weapons.

I am confident our Government can continue to conduct individualized risk-based assessments on visa applicants that ensure our Nation's security without undermining our fundamental principles as a Nation.

That is great to hear because so then with TSA not getting beaten up so badly I hope that you will find that you will have higher morale and people will recognize that the job that you all are doing is appreciated by everybody at every…

Their contribution to today's hearing is invaluable and I look forward to engaging with GAO about their findings and issues for Congress to consider.

The impression I got was that there would be people who may not be permitted to come into this country today or in the beginning of this travel ban, but that that could change.

Abu Dhabi was an airport that had pre-clearance.

I thank Congressman Evans for giving me an opportunity to speak and for hosting this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, behind a podium adorned by the Seal of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, once again, sank…

It is imperative that Congress and the Department of Homeland Security build on the gains made under the Obama administration to advance aviation security.

I look forward to hearing from CBP about their Preclearance program and plans for the future.