Shame on this Administration. Shame on this Secretary of Education.

I couldn't help but notice the audience behind our witnesses. Since I have been on this committee, this is without a doubt the youngest-looking--I don't want to make any assumptions--average age that we have had to fill this hearing room.

Let me just very briefly say this is very important to me.

Debt, regardless of where you get it from, affects everything.

First of all, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for hosting this subcommittee hearing this morning.

I want to take a moment to thank the American workers.

I want to thank Chairwoman Waters for her leadership and commitment to putting the consumer back in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without regrets. Mr. Chair, I am proud to be an original sponsor of this bill because it does…

The inclusion of credit scores on the free annual credit report is an issue that my colleague from Tennessee and I have worked on for several Congresses. Under current law, all consumers are entitled to a free annual report from the three…

All politics are local.

Diversity and inclusion is huge. It is not about checking the box. It is about changing the culture of not only your organizations but across America.

``Immediately after the November 8 election, Russian Government officials and prominent Russian businessmen began trying to make inroads into the new administration. The most senior levels of Russian Government encouraged these efforts…

Reading from Volume II, page 8: ``Congress has authority to prohibit a President's corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice.'' ``Article II of the Constitution does not categorically…

``On October 7, 2016, the media released video of candidate Trump speaking in graphic terms about women years earlier, which was considered damaging to his candidacy. Less than an hour later, WikiLeaks made its second release: thousands of…

I associate myself with much of everything that Congresswoman Tlaib has said.

It works two ways because it could not only hurt African Americans but also benefit folks who might not be a minority.

this to me seems like a Michigan problem.

I am doing it with the Federal banks, and it is House Bill 281. I suggest you read it and you have your staff and your lobbyists read it.

I want to know, would you put in writing that you will develop a diversity plan for me?

I want the headlines to read that Beatty wants business diversity in banks.

I find all-white-male CEOs with C-suites in boards lacking diversity, unacceptable.

I want the headlines to read that Beatty finds all-white-male CEOs with C-suites in boards lacking diversity, unacceptable.

I come today to the floor to salute women, living legends, women who are focused and determined and hopeful and empowered--not just one, but a roll call from my district: Karen Morrison, Ohio Health; Trudy Bartley, The Ohio State…

It is indeed an honor for me to rise today during Black History Month to pay tribute to Mr. Clarence Lumpkin, or as many people called him, the Mayor of Linden, in my Congressional District. He passed away on January 28. For almost 30…

I am here today for the people. We want an agreement to continue to keep the government open and working for the people. We are just 8 days from once again having the possibility of having 800,000 workers, Federal employees--air traffic…

I stand with Democrats for the people. Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, risking healthcare for 24 million newly enrolled Americans and 129 million with preexisting conditions. I stand with the people. That is why I held…