Summer Lee

Today's hearing was about ending the crisis, senseless crisis of gun violence.

We care about the experiences that you have had as well.

The scientific evidence indicates that all other things equal, places with stronger firearm laws have fewer gun problems.

You believe the ultimate passage of a permitless bill can endanger more lives in Texas and the nation?

I appreciate Mr. Cicilline and continue to push for that.

We must do and we have to do it now.

I urge the Senate to pass the Violence Against Women Act, which contains a provision that would bar the use of a firearm for those who are convicted of a misdemeanor stalking.

We must do more to address what is an issue of life and death for far too many Americans.

This legislation would promote construction of regionally significant projects by providing a 30% tax credit for investment in qualifying electric transmission.

Racism is alive and well in this country.

It was the failure of our government that helped enable the violent massacre.

There is only one reason why descendants of the Tulsa Massacre have not been compensated. That reason is racism.

The victims of this atrocity have been denied justice for far too long.

As the 100th year anniversary of the Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre approaches, we must examine this part of our history, lest we be bound to repeat it.

My commitment to you is to find justice and relief, and to demand that the mayor of the city of Tulsa give you the resources to those descendants, not for him to pocket, not for the city of Tulsa, but to be able to get those raised monies--

We need to end the doctrine of qualified immunity. That doctrine has hurt my family.

By calling upon all Americans to celebrate the ethnic, racial, and religious diversity that has made the United States the leader of a community of nations and the beacon of hope and inspiration to oppressed people everywhere.

Let me quote William Faulkner because he does not look like me and, Mr. Counselor, he doesn't look like you. He said, "The past is never dead. It's not even the past."

No one was ever charged with a crime the violence or compensated for the loss of life and economic devastation.

Thank you to Chair Cohen, Ranking Member Johnson, and the Subcommittee, for this opportunity to testify at such a critical time in our nation's history, nearly 100 years since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

I appreciate your still being with us, but, as you know, we have lost so many since that hearing.

So, you see, time has not healed all wounds in Tulsa.

I support funding at the highest level for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

People need food, and they need it particularly when we are in the midst of a disaster.

This will help schools reduce hunger among low-income students and boost education health outcomes.