I thank the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State for his observations and for his look forward as it relates to the issues that we all hope this Congress will decide to tackle as we close out the first half of the 113th Congress…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from New York for her leadership on this issue, for the progress that has already been made, and her continued commitment. The CBC, as I close, Mr. Speaker, will continue to take its role seriously as…

I stand before you today, along with the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State, my good friend, Representative Horsford, proudly coanchoring the CBC Special Order, what we have termed throughout the year as our ``hour of power.''…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas for her leadership on a wide variety of issues important to the social and economic justice landscape, and, of course, for laying out a very significant roadmap, a blueprint for the future…

Congressman Horsford, thank you very much for yielding, and thank you very much for the tremendous leadership that you have shown on this issue and for anchoring the CBC Special Order, this hour of power during which, for 60 minutes…

I thank the distinguished gentleman again for his tremendous leadership in bringing to the House floor such an important issue of concern to the African American community, but really of concern to all Americans. Hunger is an issue that…

I think if I had a dollar for every time that a Member on the other side of the aisle claimed wage, fraud, or abuse in order to justify some egregious, draconian cuts, I would be a multimillionaire right now. It is unfortunate that in the…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State, and I think it is very important to note that in addition to the compassionate reasons to provide food assistance to hungry Americans in the greatest Nation in the world--that, it…

I thank the distinguished ranking member for his leadership. This bill represents an unjustified corporate giveaway being built on the backs of hardworking individuals from all across this country who in many cases were unwittingly…

I thank the distinguished chair of the Congressional Black Caucus for her always thoughtful and eloquent remarks. I now want to yield some time to the architect of the CBC budget, the distinguished gentleman from Virginia, Representative…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from Texas for her very powerful, strong, thoughtful, and comprehensive remarks. Hopefully, as we move forward in this Congress with the conference committee that Representative Lee just discussed, they…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from California for her very eloquent and thoughtful comprehensive remarks, as well as the remarks of Representative Bobby Scott as well, and noting, of course, the role that the late Congressman Major…

It is an honor and a privilege to rise this evening and once again stand as an anchor for the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order, this hour of power, where, for the next 60 minutes, members of the Congressional Black Caucus will have…

I represent a district largely anchored in Brooklyn that increasingly has become home to technology and innovation companies, particularly a significant number of startups and tech entrepreneurs.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Virginia for his very thoughtful and comprehensive remarks. It is now my privilege to yield the floor to the distinguished gentlelady from California, Representative Barbara Lee, a very…

I think this is such an important hearing and an issue that we need to address thoroughly, comprehensively, but also deliberately here in the Congress.

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from Ohio for her very eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on the Special Order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 9 minutes remaining.

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from the great State of Texas for her observations and certainly hope that all people of decency on both sides of the aisle will denounce the hateful words that we saw on display here in the Nation's…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Virginia for his observations and for reminding the American people that the President, the Senate majority, Democrats in the House of Representatives have always been prepared to sit down and…

Congresswoman Lee, thank you for continuing to be an unyielding advocate for the downtrodden, the disaffected, and the disenfranchised in such a tremendous way. I now yield to a distinguished member of the freshman class, also joining us…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas for his observations and for his historical analysis, pointing out that raising the debt ceiling is something that has consistently occurred throughout the last century here in America. I want…

It is my honor and my privilege today to stand in the House of Representatives, along with my distinguished colleague from the Silver State, Representative Steven Horsford, to coanchor the CBC Special Order, the hour of power, where, for…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We have also been joined by another distinguished Member of the freshman class, the always nattily dressed representative from the great State of New Jersey, my good friend, Congressman Donald Payne.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, let me now yield to the gentleman from the great State of Nevada, Representative Steven Horsford, my good friend from the silver State, my co-anchor on the CBC Special Order…

Let's reopen the government, raise the debt ceiling, and get back to doing the business of the American people. I yield back the balance of my time.