Madam Speaker, while I would love to rise in celebration of the first day of summer, the cold, hard fact is that, as temperatures soar, so does urban gun violence. During a graduation party last weekend in my district in southwest…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment in the en bloc. Mr. Chairman, my district is home to Chester, an economically distressed, majority Black city that has struggled for generations. As a result, major polluting industries have…

Madam Chair, thank you for allowing me to speak in support of this amendment. My amendment would increase funding for juvenile justice programs authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The JJDPA, which was…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 24, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''. Page 57, line…

Pennsylvania has one of the most wildly inequitable public school funding systems.

There is a disproportionate representation of people of color among poor people in this country.

African American folks are locked up at, what, five times the rate of White people.

Before coming to Congress just last November, I was a public interest attorney, and so my work focused on access to justice, access to the ballot, and access to a good public education.

One in four children, African American children, in my district have asthma largely as a result of these environmental factors.

I support the right of all women to make those choices based upon their own unique circumstances.

Thank you, Chairman Cohen, for holding this important hearing, you know, especially in light of recent attempts to limit critical reproductive rights for women across America.