I ask my colleagues to join me as we pause to honor and remember the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who dedicated his life to making his vision of a free South Africa a reality. Mr. Mandela stood for peace, for…

Thank you, Mr. Fattah, for leading this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the life and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela, a relentless pioneer for justice, equality, and democracy. I am proud to say that…

Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, 23 percent of Ohioans with incomes below 133 percent of the Federal poverty level were uninsured. But thanks to the expansion of Medicaid in my home State of Ohio, all of the almost 600,000…

We are the job creators. The federal government is creating the jobs.

I am concerned about what we are doing here today.

It is nothing, to me, more than just politics.

Thank you, Congressman Jeffries, for yielding. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues, Congressmen Jeffries and Horsford, for leading this CBC Special Order hour and for leading 16 CBC Special Order hours this year…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to thank my colleagues, Congressmen Horsford and Jeffries, for continuing to lead the Special Order and for tonight leading on a Special Order hour that addresses another important topic…

If they don't do it for the money, why do they take the money?

The salaries of adjunct faculty ought to be determined not by whether they have outside employment or other sources of finances.

You cannot have it both ways. Either the Justice Department is over prosecuting persons who buy guns illegally in States, and if they are, then they should also be over 'stand your ground' laws.

'stand your ground' laws eliminate all responsibility to retreat and peacefully end an incident.

I thank my friend for yielding, and I would like to thank my colleagues, Congressmen Jeffries and Horsford, for once again leading the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour. Mr. Speaker, this week, the House and Senate conferees…

Proponents of 'stand your ground' laws often allege that these laws deter crime. However, the opposite is true.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I would like to thank my colleagues, Congressmen Jeffries and Horsford, for once again leading the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, here we stand, nearly 72 hours before…

I thank my colleague, Mr. McGovern, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just had the opportunity with 10 of my colleagues to go to a community shelter today to serve lunch to some of the poorest people in our community. The community shelter is…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the FARRM Act, which is H.R. 2642, reauthorizes Federal farm, rural development, and agricultural trade programs through fiscal year 2018, or 5 years. However, H.R. 3102, the Nutrition…

I thank my colleague for yielding, and I thank you, as always, for continuing to lead this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I wish I could stand on this House floor today and say that Republicans are playing with fire when they refuse to…

I appreciate my colleague. Job training is great, but there is nothing in this bill that ensures any money will go towards job training. I also want to say that in Mr. Davis' district, 12.8 percent of his residents are on SNAP. Madam…

I just want to say to my friend that able- bodied work has always been in the farm bill. What has changed by this bill is that it takes away the opportunities for Governors to request a waiver when their unemployment rate is very high…

Let me just say that I find it's not theatrics that 5,000 Active Duty families would be kicked off of food stamps if this bill passes as it is given to us today. Madam Speaker, it is my distinct honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman…

I thank the Chair. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).

I yield to the gentlelady from Texas for a unanimous consent request. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I just want to say to the ranking member on the subcommittee that oversees SNAP--who has not called one meeting all year--that he has 10 percent SNAP recipients in his district. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from…

It is my privilege and pleasure to yield 1 minute to our Democratic leader, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).