Silence, in my viewpoint, is complicit to a large degree.

It is outrageous to me that we ask our service men and women to put their lives in danger for our peace and security, and yet, the administration won't believe a credible piece of intelligence putting bounties on their heads.

By the administration's actions and inactions, it is unclear to me how President Trump would answer Secretary Schultz' question today, 'Where is your country?'

It is unfathomable to me that the Russian government continues to be unchecked as it engages in a systemic and aggressive policy to undermine, dismantle, and disrupt American alliances.

I wish at the highest level our President of the United States would push back on this Russian aggression.

This failure to act, this unwillingness to brief this committee and others, reflects a continued antagonism and disdain for this body as a coequal branch of government.

I can identify with the lifelong nature of this kind of struggle.

This is a moment for strong U.S. leadership. But it is also a moment where the President's geopolitical failures are emboldening China.

I also believe that our approach to addressing the legacy of economic racism and discrimination must include equity investments.

The fact is, there is room to modernize CRA and to update it to the realities of modern-day banking. The Fed and community advocacy groups have put forward some thoughtful ideas on just how to do that. Let us pass this bill, let us stop…

I was born in 1953. Brown v. Board of Education had not been decided. The Civil Rights Act was not yet law, and the Voting Rights Act was more than a decade away. African Americans could be denied sitting on a bus, a room at a hotel, entry…

My home State of New York has become the epicenter of this terrible pandemic. This bill brings financial support to increase the number of hospital beds and equip our brave doctors, nurses, EMTs, and other medical providers who are our…