On June 12, the worse mass shooting in the history of this great Republic took place in Orlando, Florida. It was an egregious act of terror, a vicious hate crime directed at the LGBT community, and an attack on our democracy. In times like…

I thank my good friend, the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio, and our phenomenal anchor for this CBC Special Order hour today and throughout the second session of the 114th Congress. It has been an honor and a privilege to work closely…

It is once again an honor and a privilege to stand on the floor of the House of Representatives to help anchor the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order hour, this hour of power, where, for the next 60 minutes, members of the…

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus for his eloquent words and for explaining the practical realities of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the coverage formula and effectively invalidate section 5…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman for making several extremely important observations about the urgency of restoring the Voting Rights Act, of Congress voting up or down. All we are asking for is for Members of this House to act on…

Let me now yield to someone who has been a tremendous champion from the great State of Texas in representing her people in Houston and is a phenomenal member of the Judiciary Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Alabama, my good friend, Terri Sewell, for a very compelling, comprehensive, and complete analysis of the situation that we find ourselves in in the practical consequences of the Supreme Court's…

I thank my good friend for his leadership on this very important issue and for the steps that he has taken both here in Congress, with the initiation of the Voting Rights Caucus, as well as down in Texas as the lead plaintiff in the Veasey…

I think the greatest evidence of gross negligence, dereliction of duty, breach of public trust was when Members of this body in October of 2013 decided for purely political reasons that you were going to shut down the government for 16…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman. The right to vote is fundamental to the integrity of our democracy, and, as Lyndon Baines Johnson said from this very Chamber shortly before the Voting Rights Act was passed into law a few months…

Isn't it a fact that the case as it relates to that particular ID law in Texas, that individuals are able to vote if they have a gun license identification card, but are not able to vote under that draconian Texas law with a college ID?

Isn't it the case that a disproportionately high number of those DMV offices that the State of Alabama just happened to decide to close were in predominantly African American parts of the State of Alabama?

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio, my good friend, the distinguished and dynamic anchor for tonight's Special Order, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, for yielding and for her continued leadership and for leading the discussion on…

I thank the ranking member for yielding, as well as for his tremendous leadership, and Chairman Goodlatte, Congressman Collins, Congressman Nadler, as well as the Protect Trade Secrets Coalition, for their tremendous work in getting us to…

When House Republicans came to power, they promised to effectively govern on behalf of the American people. But instead, over the last 5 years, House Republicans have majored in obstruction, minored in dysfunction, and pursued a degree in…

I thank Representative Scott. Let me now ask my colleague, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty), to just react to some of what we have heard. One of the things that I thought was interesting in the presentation related to this budget is…

It is an honor and a privilege, once again, to come to the House floor on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus and join with my distinguished colleague from Ohio, Representative Joyce Beatty, as we anchor this Congressional Black…

I appreciate the thoughtful observations of the gentlewoman from Texas. I think we want to bring Representative Stacy Plaskett into this conversation in terms of the stunning inability to present a budget. As Representative Jackson Lee…

I thank the distinguished gentleman. In fact, what Representative Clyburn has consistently pointed out, which I think is important in an era where we are trying to find common ground and deal with the problems confronting the American…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas. She raises several important points. One of the things that has struck me during my time here in Congress is that, under Republican reign, we have consistently seen government by crisis on…

I thank Congresswoman Beatty for a very thorough presentation and for pointing out that the Speaker, himself, and the Republican majority have indicated that they should be judged based on their capacity to complete the basics of their job…

Would the gentleman indulge one question? It was mentioned during that very thorough presentation of what is contained in the CBC budget the 10-20-30 program, and of course 10-20- 30, an initiative that has been championed by the CBC…

I thank you for laying that out. And I think history can be judged by objective observers as it relates to fiscal responsibility. But a few facts that perhaps some in the Chamber may have had amnesia about, but maybe it bears going…

I thank Representative Plaskett. She raised several important points. She noted that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to embrace this notion of trickle-down economics, which is sort of the foundation of many of the…

You mentioned in your testimony that there is an absence of informed consent as it relates to the transmission of student data and academic information.