Joyce Beatty: “The Defense Production Act is what we are here to discuss today, as you have heard from our chairman.”

I rise as a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, to honor our Founders Day. Mr. Speaker, 113 years ago, 22 Black, courageous young women at Howard University founded our sorority. Delta women have always met the moment…

The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump.

My hope moving forward is that the board restores the integrity of the Kennedy Center, rebuilds programming and respects the rule of law.

I rise today to celebrate Norma Cynthia Simon on her 100th birthday. Her life exemplifies the power of education, family, and service. Ms. Simon was born on December 15, 1925, in South America, in Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Ms. Simon…