Bonnie Watson Coleman

EMPs are considered a high-impact, yet low-probability risk occurrence.

I thank the gentlewoman from New York. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from the great State of Texas, the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee.

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. I appreciate the remarks that he has made and the issues that he has brought before this body this evening, particularly his illuminating for us and reminding us of the disparities of the criminal…

For what feels like the first time this year, the House got to work on something that would genuinely help millions of Americans: addressing the opioid crisis. My home State of New Jersey is a perfect example of this epidemic in both reach…

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for joining us in this discussion as well. Mr. Speaker, it has been almost a century; so the time for the ERA is right now. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I want to thank the gentlewoman from New York. I welcome our partnership on this endeavor. We committed to one another that we are going to continue to raise the issue of the ERA on a monthly basis so that people will be reawakened to just…

I thank the gentlewoman for always sharing with us in our Special Order Hour her wisdom, experience, unique observations, recommendations, and proposals. I thank the gentlewoman very much. Mr. Speaker, let me add just one more thought to…

This amendment would simply ensure that, as we address what has rightly been called an epidemic, we consider the unique impacts and issues of drug addiction for minority communities by adding an expert on minority health to the task force…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 8, strike ``and''. Page 5, after line 8, insert the following: (10) an expert in the field of…

I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for her leadership and for her support of this initiative. Let me close by adding this. We are considering a number of bills this week aimed at curing the opioid and heroin epidemics ravaging so many…

This bill only serves to perpetuate the stigma associated with just one group of people who happen to practice Islam. It does not recognize a full range of terrorist threats to our homeland. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R…

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for her very eloquent and very important remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

In a 10-day march that started on April 11, thousands of Americans came to Washington, D.C., from all over the country to fight for one thing: our democracy. In peaceful protests right outside this building, Capitol Police arrested more…

I am always grateful for the gentlewoman from Texas who comes and shares her wisdom and her passion and her concern. Mr. Speaker, as we close out this Special Order hour, I just want to share a few more comments. We should be doing…

one of the purposes of the Clean Water Act is to provide clean drinking water for the American public.

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for giving me this opportunity to stand up here during Women's History Month and to say this is a bipartisan piece of legislation that is well done and overdue. Mr. Speaker, I am proud that there were…

I hope that when I call back to New Jersey, you all are doing something there.

It isn't. So why would you say it should be run like one?

Well, let us talk about the cost. You had the money. You amassed a budget surplus.

On Monday night, we got word of a decision that may be the death knell for the budget proposal made by the majority of this body. The members of the self-styled Freedom Caucus have announced their refusal to support the plan that their own…

I don't see that a lot of work was done because I don't see that a lot of accomplishment took place.

It seems to me that the buck stops there, and Mr. Snyder.

Your administration and the emergency managers you appointed to control the City of Flint gambled with the health and welfare of the people in your city in order to save money.

It would seem to me that is a very important issue, since it negatively impacts the health and well-being of children perhaps even into their adult lives.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, before I close, I want to spend a few minutes on another important topic as well. Today, President Obama nominated Chief Justice Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy that has been left on the Supreme…