I have been a Member of this body for just over 120 days. It was clear in November that the American people voted for their family economics. They wanted to see lower costs. Mr. Speaker, I am perplexed that this House has yet to vote on…

New Federal economic data came out yesterday, and it showed that in the last 3 months, the U.S. economy shrank by 0.3 percent. This is a sharp reversal from the 2.4 percent growth the economy experienced in the last quarter of 2024. This…

100 days: irresponsible tariff imposition, confusing businesses, and tanking the stock market; illegal seizure of citizens without judicial process; dramatic cuts to the delivery of Social Security benefits and veteran benefits; abandoning…

I recently visited the Bronx VA Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. This center serves many in my district, and I am grateful for the quality care they provide and for the groundbreaking research happening at this facility. When a young…

I thank Mr. Morelle for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, the American people in my district and in my State have spoken clearly. This bill is voter suppression, pure and simple. It is brought to us under the guise of stopping illegal…

House Republicans just passed their budget plan, President Trump's big, beautiful bill, again. The first version didn't cut enough from critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP. This budget is a direct attack on the working and middle…

Elon Musk said recently in a Joe Rogan podcast: ``The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.'' He further said that empathy has been ``weaponized.'' This is consistent with his statement that Social Security is a Ponzi…

2 months ago on this House floor, I spoke against the foolishness of the President's proposed tariff schemes. I spoke knowing a bit about corporate reaction from my own business career. Now, the top financial minds of this country have…

Yesterday in Mount Vernon, New York, a packed congregation came together to honor the 50th pastoral anniversary for Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, the senior pastor of the largest African-American church in my home county, Grace Baptist…

This past Sunday I had the great pleasure of attending the ceremony celebrating Reverend Lamont S. Granby's 15th pastoral anniversary. As the esteemed reverend of Bronxville's First Baptist Church, he serves as the first African-American…

Elon Musk's so-called department of government elimination is closing the Social Security hearing office in White Plains in May, just like that. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins offered the Federal Government county space that…

At a time when food prices are rising and it is harder for families to make ends meet, we should not be cutting food assistance programs, but that is exactly what is happening. Earlier this month the administration announced a…

The House just voted to pass a radical, partisan government funding bill. I voted ``no'' because it lets Elon Musk decide how this money is going to be spent by Federal agencies. There is a lot wrong with this bill. This bill fails to…

This weekend in Yonkers, I met four constituents who have recently been fired from Federal service. Their human stories force us to consider the painful toll created by the cut- and-destroy method of management by this administration…

The Republicans are trumpeting the dawn of a golden age of economic growth. However, this week, The Wall Street Journal had an editorial, ``Trump's Tariffs Whack Trump Voters'' with a subhead of ``Whatever happened to GOP concern for the…

When a president — my president, your president — is speaking, we don't interrupt, we don't pull those stunts.

There were reports last night that the Social Security Administration may reduce their staff by more than 50 percent. This will affect whether seniors receive all the benefits that they are entitled to. Mr. Speaker, as you know, 10,000…

America once liberated France from the Nazi regime, freed Kuwait from the grip of Saddam Hussein, and defended South Korea against North Korean aggression. However, this apparently is a new MAGA America, siding with the evil aggressor and…

House Republicans just passed their budget plan. Like many House Democrats, I am clear-eyed about this plan and how it will affect families in Westchester and the Bronx. This budget is a direct attack on the working and middle class, all…

The new administration, as it indiscriminately cuts services, has announced that it will not keep the Social Security Administration's hearing office in White Plains, New York. Closing this hearing office with no local replacement is…

Today, I rise to recognize Rod and Shirley Saunders, who have both dedicated decades of their lives to serving the Bronx community. Rod is a former president of the African American Association of Co- op City and the Wakefield Kiwanis…

I am a proud New Yorker, and today I speak as a proud American. An American tragedy has played out in California, and those who have lost their homes and their lives are first and foremost Americans. This Nation has an obligation to help…

This institution has a choice: Either to be an independent deliberative body or to be a rubberstamp for foolish policies. What man desires to punish our neighbors, to insult and intimidate our closest ally Canada, when they have done…