Thank you very much, Congresswoman Lee. Thank you for your leadership and for those solutions that you're offering to help move people out of poverty and into the middle class and recognizing that many of these programs that those on the…

At this time, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to turn to my colleague, the gentlelady of Wisconsin (Ms. Moore), the alum of TRIO. She is a dynamic leader who talks so much about the need to help young people get the quality education, particularly…

Thank you, Congresswoman Moore. I couldn't agree with you more when you talk about, first and foremost, your last point, which is if we fail to invest in our children, in our elderly, and in the disabled, then we have done a disservice to…

``Opportunity'' I think is the key word there, Mr. Speaker. This isn't about a handout, this isn't about providing social services; it's about opportunity. Education is one of those most fundamental opportunities. And you, again, as an…

Because if they finish school, when they finish school, should they be so far in debt they can't afford to buy a home, to buy a car, to start saving for their future, or should they be focused on paying $1,000, $1,500, $2,000 a month in…

Of course. And with your voice and your continued participation I'm sure we will do just that, which is to continue to advocate for these as priorities. And I do want to go, as I turn to my colleague from North Carolina, the vice chairman…

Thank you again to our vice chairman for the Congressional Black Caucus, the gentleman from North Carolina. I really want to commend you for being very plain with how desperate the situation is for so many people. You talked about 36…

What's ironic about the culture of dependency is they never talk about it when we bring up corporate welfare and corporate entitlements. If we really want to talk about entitlements and who is depending upon government, then let's put it…

Thank you to the gentleman from Minnesota, and, again, thank you for your leadership. On behalf of the Progressive Caucus, we work together here to try to bring these issues forward and we appreciate your hard work. I'm so pleased to be…

I thank, again, my good friend from New York, Mr. Jeffries. I just want to ask you, the proposal by the CBC which supports a 10-20-30 policy for Federal spending, how do you feel this would improve outcomes, address prioritizing of…

I thank my friend and co-anchor and those who have listened for the last hour. Thank you for joining the conversation at #CBCTalks, and we are going to continue this conversation because 46 million people in our country live in poverty; 16…

my objective of being on this Committee is finding best practices to solve problems.

And we don't know yet if sage grouse will need to be listed, but our Governor is working with State, local, and Federal agencies to help recover species now, so we can be proactive.

You were very clear, and I know Mr. Clyburn would expect nothing less than for us to lay out what our position is. I know some people ask: What is the Congressional Black Caucus' position on how to address poverty? You touched on it. It's…

Thank you to the gentleman from North Carolina. Now I would like to turn to the cochairman of the Progressive Caucus, the gentleman from Minnesota. I want to commend the gentleman and the Progressive Caucus because I know you had a hearing…

I request and urge the swift passage of the legislation so that the development of a management plan that provides for the long-term protection and management of the Monument can be accomplished soon.

On rollcall No. 180, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

I want to follow up on something my colleague, the gentlelady from New Mexico, talked about...

One of my concerns is the implementation in ensuring that all constituents are able to access information, even the struggle that we have around online.

Thank you, Representative Jeffries. This chart and this number should alarm every American family. As you just indicated, in this body there are those on the other side of the aisle who talk about not burdening the next generation with a…

To the coanchor, to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from New York, Representative Jeffries, I appreciate your leadership and the leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus in focusing this hour on such an important issue as the…

I just hope that we will work in this Oversight Committee to figure out ways to implement this bill...

I am from Nevada and we actually have a governor, who happens to be a Republican, who is working to implement this bill.

The spread of invasive species is costing billions of dollars and negatively impacts agriculture, commerce, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

Invasive species are a growing problem across millions of acres of Federal land.