Donald M. Payne: “Maybe you should just turn the question around and ask them why not and see if they can come up with an answer.”

Good morning. Barbara, thank you very much. It is always a great honor and a real pleasure to be back here in the House Chamber and especially being here with friends and so many colleagues. Thank you all for being here. Let me begin by…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank my colleague, Mr. Jackson of the great State of Illinois, for the opportunity to speak with you today. Let me acknowledge my colleagues who are leading this fight, the Honorable Cori Bush…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois for that kind introduction and also the gentlewoman from Florida for hosting this Special Order hour. They come here every week bringing the message from the CBC, and they do an incredible job. Also, it…

I was unable to cast my vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 107, Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1125; ``nay'' on rollcall No. 108, H. Res. 1125; and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 109, H.R. 3250…