Political Quotes

I thank my CBC colleagues and anchors for tonight's Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, as many of my colleagues have done, to celebrate the 100th birthday of a titan of American democracy, Shirley Anita Chisholm. Born 100 years…

We want a president who cares and who's going to protect our democracy and our freedoms.

H.R. 6644 represents an important first step, a strong bipartisan one, in our fight to ensure affordable, decent housing for everyone in America. It provides a critical foundation for us to end the affordable housing and homelessness…

I thank Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan for yielding and to our chairwoman, Congresswoman Clarke, for her leadership. In the words of John Lewis: ``Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build…