Dwight Evans: “This hearing, in my view, reinforces this discussion, and that piece you said front and center.”

It is my honor to welcome the Reverend Dr. J. Henry Buck, Jr., from my district as today's guest chaplain. Reverend Buck is the senior pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, which has a rich history in Pennsylvania and the Germantown…

That is why I am co-leading H.R. 8844, along with my colleagues Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Marie Newman, and Congresswoman Young Kim.

I will repeat what I said. This was passed bipartisanly in 2016, the very same year I came in, Mr. Speaker. I shared with you that it is about the people, and at the end of the day, that is what we are here for. Mr. Speaker, I yield back…

The issue is of vital importance, as nearly 24 million children live in single parent--or nearly 30 percent of all single parents live in poverty.