I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I certainly do want to thank Congressman Jeffries for once again leading the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour on another timely and important topic: the impact of sequestration. Mr…

Thank you so very much. And thank you, as well as Mr. Jeffries, for anchoring these CBC hours. It is wonderful to have new Members come to the House floor and do the work that we've been doing for so long. I am so proud of them and…

Even though we don't want the sequester, Democrats are very much against the sequester, it in fact may happen, as we are not the majority of this House.

I just wanted to be clear.

I thank you so very much. It is indeed a pleasure for me to be with these young gentlemen here today. I want to thank the gentleman from New York, and I look forward to his leadership as he anchors this hour for the 113th Congress, and I'm…

I so much thank the gentlelady from Ohio for participating. We certainly know how difficult this is going to be as we move forward, but I am pleased. Thank you very much. I now yield to the gentleman from New Jersey, who has joined our…

Thank you so much. I thank the gentleman. I certainly am pleased to know how supportive you are of efforts to make this a safer country for our young people. Mr. Speaker, each year, in its Uniform Crime Report, the FBI compiles a list of…

I thank the gentlelady from New York. Mr. Speaker, I want you to know that the gentlelady from New York has been a strong and steady voice in our caucus, and I so much appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to my colleague from Ohio, who…

I thank my friend. Thank you so very much. I now yield to the vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and my good friend from New York, Representative Yvette Clarke.

I thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from California because, as she was the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, it was she who gave me the opportunity to anchor this hour for my first 2 years as a freshman in this…

I thank my friend from Illinois for those words and for bringing us the words of young people who are affected by this violence every day. Mr. Speaker, we are joined by the former chair of the CBC, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee).

The Congressional Black Caucus, better known as the CBC, is proud to anchor this hour. My name is Marcia Fudge, and I represent the 11th Congressional District of Ohio, and I'm currently the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. CBC…

Today I rise to salute Emanuel Cleaver, II, my chairman and my friend, the Congressman from the great State of Missouri who was unanimously elected to lead the Congressional Black Caucus for the 112th Congress. As we move closer to…

It is with great sorrow that I rise today to address the senseless murders that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, this past Friday. Mass shootings are always difficult to bear. This one is exceptionally disturbing due to the loss of so…

Thank you very much. I rise to pay tribute today to my faithful Ohio colleagues who will be leaving our ranks at the end of this Congress. Three of them represent districts that border mine, and all will be missed by our delegation. At the…

It is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Leslie D. Callahan to serve as our guest chaplain today. I have known Dr. Callahan since she was a toddler and am proud to say that she is the dedicated senior pastor of St. Paul's Baptist Church in…

Just to be clear, let me first say it will not reduce the deficit. This is a voluntary checkoff. This does not come from taxpayers' dollars. It will not reduce the deficit. So let's be clear. Secondly, when he talked about the Senate…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 5912. H.R. 5912 terminates the public financing of nominating conventions. The Presidential Election Campaign Fund was created and designed to restore public…

Thank you so very much, and thank you as always for anchoring this CBC hour week in and week out. Thank you, Mr. Whip, for supporting this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, this is America. This is the land of the free and the home of the…

I strongly oppose H.R. 6079. Republicans in Congress need to stop the political grandstanding, stop wasting this House's time and the taxpayers' money, and start doing the work we were elected to do. There are critical issues facing the…

Thank you so much. I thank you for yielding, and I thank the gentlelady for all of her work on the Affordable Care Act. People seem to believe that this was something done in haste. They don't understand that for almost a year or more…

Today I rise to speak in opposition to the House resolution to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. With total disregard of the fact that the Attorney General and the Department of Justice have cooperated with each…

Today I rise on behalf of the women who are part of the fabric of our Nation's workforce. Nationally, women working full time are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. These disparities are even worse for women of color. In Ohio, my…

Today I rise on behalf of the millions of veterans who have returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan. From joblessness to hopelessness, the readjustment to civilian life has been extremely difficult for many of our brave men and women. It…

I hereby submit the enclosed letter: Pittsburgh, PA, May 8, 2012. Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, Chairman, Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman McKeon: On behalf…