Political Quotes

I thank Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence. She is absolutely right; this is a public issue. This is a racial justice issue because we know our roads, our bridges, and our water systems are crumbling. We know our electric grid is at risk of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of H.R. 7081 as one of the many actions this Congress has taken to support Ukraine in its fight against Putin's atrocities. Since the invasions, the U.N. estimates that nearly 6 million…

I am not sure what John Lewis my Republican colleagues are talking about when they say he was their friend and what he would have wanted. He helped write this bill. Let me just say that, on behalf of millions of Black voters who stood in…

On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, I rise today in honor of the memory of Rosa Parks, our Nation's greatest hero. It has been 66 years, Madam Speaker, since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a White rider, sparking her…