I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 14, strike ``and'' and on line 15, before the period, insert ``, and income inequality''. Page 3…

Today I rise to address the importance of setting our priorities as a Congress. It seems that some of my colleagues have lost sight of what is important. We should be focused on putting teachers, firefighters, and construction workers back…

Let me thank my colleague who comes down to this floor every week. I know what it's like. I thank you for being the anchor for the CBC hour. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the covert voter suppression effort under way in the United…

After a year of attempts to eliminate Medicare and obstruct any kind of jobs bill, the Republican agenda is clear: eliminate the deficit at any cost, including at the expense of our most vulnerable, while adversely impacting our economic…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to this rule and the underlying bill. How in good conscience can we allow States to fund re-employment programs with money that would otherwise be in the pockets of the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, there is no doubt that a concerted voter suppression effort is under way in this Nation. Abolishing the Election Assistance Commission, an agency charged with ensuring that…

I thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in opposition to the balanced budget amendment, H.J. Res. 2. Despite its name, this amendment does not balance the budget. It would have little effect on our deficit…

Today I rise to speak about voter suppression bills that are pending or are already signed into law in a number of States across this land. They have only one true purpose, which is to disenfranchise eligible voters. Many of my colleagues…

Let me just close by saying this: To all of the Governors in all of the States that have passed this legislation, please understand it is time for you to do the right thing. To all of the Secretaries of State and all of the State…

I thank the gentleman so much for his insight. I now yield to someone who I know, coming from the State of Wisconsin, has a great deal of experience in this area, my good friend, the gentlelady from Wisconsin, Ms. Gwen Moore.

Thank you so much. I just want to say both my friend, Congresswoman Moore and my friend, Congressman Holt, have basically put into context the fact that any time you have to jump over a hurdle or pay to get something to vote, it is a poll…

I thank you. And now you can see why in Ohio we are going to defeat everything they bring to us that restricts our right to vote. I would yield to one of my newer colleagues, one who's from a State where the Voting Rights Act was designed…