Thomas R. Suozzi: “I was unable to be present due to the funeral of my mother. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall…”

Last week, I had the great honor to be joined in this Chamber by many brave Americans and their family members who were held hostage when student militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iran on November 4, 1979. For 444 days, 52 brave…

I thank the chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak in support of H.R. 1433, the reauthorization of the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults Who Are Deaf- Blind in our country. Let me start by thanking not only the…

Do we need to fund the police? Yes.

I thank Jerry and the New York delegation, all my colleagues, and my friends and supporters who are here tonight. Mr. Speaker, I never thought I would be back here, but the Lord works in mysterious ways, and God made a way when there was…