restoring passenger rail service to one of the most densely-populated urban corridors in Ohio . . . Cleveland-Columbus Cincinnati . . . is an idea beyond overdue at the station. This corridor is at the heart of a potentially vibrant…

Chairman Waters, I want to salute you and the work you've done in the housing area in Financial Services. Everybody knows that the Housing Subcommittee under your leadership has focused on issues important to everyday people, and I want to…

It is on the obligation of all leaders, black, white, brown, yellow, to make sure we bring our party together, that we make it a cohesive party, that, after all of the politicking is set aside, that we are in a position to win this…

It's an opportunity for every American who has a right to vote to make their own determinations and consider Reverend Wright or discard him.

I'm confident that African-Americans across this country know the record of the Clintons, and will not, if in fact Hillary Clinton, or if Barack Obama is the candidate, will not turn away from the Democratic Party.

Let me say this, I am proud to be a gorgeous African-American woman, and every chance I have I shout about it and say to the world. The thing that's very important in this campaign is that people understand the qualifications of the…

The loss of a home is both devastating for the family and the community. For a family, owning a home is often their only piece of the 'American Pie.' The equity from owning their home is often the only means to secure funding for a new…

it gives me great pleasure this evening to have an opportunity to stand in the well of this wonderful House of Representatives on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus and our Chair, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. This evening I will be…

Let me begin with a quote. ``At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be economic independence.'' Booker T. Washington from 1903. These words, spoken more than a century ago by one…

I, first of all, would like to focus in on some of the legislation I've been working on around wealth building, because one of the most difficult things for families in the downturn of an economy is to try and put aside savings. And one of…

I have the pleasure to manage this hour on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus. And we're going to be talking about black history and women's history, a combination of last month and this month's themes. I want to begin by saying that…

I would like to begin this evening by paying tribute to one of my she-roes and a pillar of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio and the Cleveland community, Judge Jean Murrell Capers. At 95 years of age, Judge Jean Murrell Capers is…

I rise in support of H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007... This provision is important and timely in light of a 15 year decline in minority law school enrollment documented by a Columbia Law School web site…

As with anything, if you propose to resolve a situation, when you put the person in leadership, that gives credibility to the investigation, to the resolution. And clearly this government, this Secretary knew better than to put a low-level…

it is so wonderful to be on the floor of the House again with my colleagues as we talk about the issues that are impacting our State. Right now in the Committee on Ways and Means we are marking up FSC-ETI bill, which has to do with giving…

I rise today in support of Small Businesses, and I am an advocate of Small Businesses providing quality health insurance to the men, and women, and the families of those who work for them. But, because I oppose H.R. 4281 that does not make…

I rise this morning, after having listened to Washington Journal, wherein the head of the Medicare- Medicaid program said, seniors are now, in fact, in a program with this discount drug card where they can pool their resources and get…

Not only are we giving them this money up front. When the seniors finally do get a prescription drug benefit in 2006, we are going to be forcing the seniors to pay the premium every month into the plan and they will get no coverage when…

Last year when my mother was very ill, she had to get five prescriptions on her health care plan. I went to the pharmacist to pick up these various drugs. Three were within the plan. One cost $10, another $10 and another $11; but two were…

Absolutely not. And that is one of the things that as a Congressional Black Caucus, we represent the Congressional Black Caucus but we also represent constituencies that are not totally African American. My congressional district in the…

time will show and time will tell that the John Kerry that I know and the John Kerry that I have worked with and that I traveled with is a man of substance, a man of strength, a man who wants to see this Nation back on its feet and wants…

I say now is the time to get back the money we gave to all those rich folks when we gave them the tax cut because we really need it. We could use it to pay for some of the equipment that the folks in the armed services need right now. But…

The soldier's father feels betrayed. On March 17, the President told the country intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever…

I adamantly oppose the legislation that is before us on behalf of the millions of low-income workers who will not receive adequate funding under this bill.