as we talk about the importance of Black history tonight, I also want to highlight northeast Ohio's rich connection to Black history. In northeast Ohio, our Black history legacy stacks up against anyone's. In fact, one of the first places…

Mr. Speaker, I am a proud Virginian. Virginia is the birthplace of American democracy. It is also the birthplace of American slavery. From the beginning of this country, we have been on the right side of history and the wrong side of…

The crypto lobby has deep pockets, openly threatening lawmakers they deem aren’t sufficiently pro-crypto.

I thank the gentlewoman from California, (Ms. Kamlager-Dove), my dear friend and colleague for leading our CBC Special Order hour this evening. Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate Ms. Kamlager-Dove's voice in Congress, from the way she fights…

It has been 100 days of broken promises, cuts, and chaos from the Trump administration. The damage has been done from my district in Cleveland to rural America. Here is how Trump has hurt the farm economy in just 100 days: President Trump…

The SAVE Act is yet another Republican attack on women. This bill would make registering to vote extremely difficult for millions of women who have changed their name, including over 2 million Ohioans.

Now it’s time for New Hampshire to have someone in the delegation who fights for our priorities and stands with, not against, the Trump agenda.

Now it's time for New Hampshire to have someone in the delegation who fights for our priorities and stands with, not against, the Trump agenda.

This weekend, unelected, unaccountable, unvetted, and unconfirmed billionaire, Elon Musk, demanded every Federal worker justify their job. He demanded five reasons they deserve to keep it. Let's turn that around. Here are five things the…

It’s heartbreaking to think that all this time these products could have been harmful and it’s enraging that now we have so much evidence that we need to take action and it’s not happening.

The frustrating thing is that this shouldn’t be controversial. We’re talking about basic consumer protection here.

I’m honestly very worried. When was the last time Donald Trump sided with Black women over Big Business?

I thank Congressman Ivey for organizing this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of more than 9,000 Federal workers in my district and their dedicated colleagues across the country. Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker. President…

During Black History Month and throughout the year, it is important that we honor the legacies of those that came before us. Today, I rise to reflect on a remarkable story that hits close to home. I recently learned that a late resident of…

I rise today to honor my longtime chief of staff, my campaign manager in 2012, and a proud daughter of the Midwest, Sarah Benzing. Sarah grew up in Neola, IA, a town of about 800 people. There were just 36 people in her rural high school…

today I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring our administrative team. Their hard work and dedication make our day-to-day operations possible. They are the glue that holds our office together, from making sure staff have the technology…

today I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring our outreach team, the staff who are out and about every day in Ohio communities, listening to and working with the people we serve. They make sure our work reaches every corner of Ohio…

I rise today to recognize the people in my office who are on the frontlines of our work serving the public: my casework team. Our casework team is the best in the country. They have spent every day working to solve Ohioans' problems and…

today I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the Banking and Housing Committee staff. Their hard work and dedication took a committee that once fought only for Wall Street and transformed it into a body focused on the issues that…

I rise today to honor my communications team. All that we do in government--passing legislation, pushing for investment in Ohio, holding government and corporations accountable-- doesn't mean much if the people we serve don't know about it…

I rise today to issue a long-overdue correction to the Congressional Record on behalf of Ohioan Cornell Anderson. In 1984, Mr. Anderson was selected as a Black Achiever by the YMCA of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. While former Ohio…

today I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring a driving force on my staff, our legislative team. Without their expertise and dedication and talent, we would not have been able to do the vital work we have done to fight for the dignity…

I have enjoyed watching Senator Fetterman and Senator Casey and working together in the mentoring and seeing how productive that has been for them in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Marcus Aurelius said: Humility is the foundation of all…

Thank you, Senator Cassidy. I thank Senator Cassidy and his incredible staff for the work that they have done with the Cleveland Connection. And I just appreciate so much, as I leave the Senate, the work that Senator Cassidy and I have…

And I will be brief. Social Security, we know, is a bedrock of our middle class. It is retirement security that Americans pay into and earn over a lifetime. You pay in for 40 quarters. You pay in for, essentially, 10 years. You have earned…