Summer Lee

I would think that the exercise of executive privilege so extensively yesterday was an abuse of the rights of this Congress.

This is the task and job that is the responsibility of the United States Congress.

Executive privilege should not be rendered as it relates to Congress.

Let us work together. Let's get this done. It is long overdue. It is deserving, and it is the right thing to do.

Let this day, June 19, 2019, be the marker for the commitment for each and every one of you who have come to support to say: On my watch, we will watch this bill pass and be signed by the President of the United States of America.

I think maybe people don't remember who Fannie Lou Hamer was? Black folks fought the Democratic Party.

H.R. 40 calls for the establishment of a commission. It does not call for checks.

Our fundamental problem is our ignorance of history or our refusal to admit it.

We have to say that, in our country, we pride ourselves with our development, but we refuse to acknowledge that the reason we have the development that we do is because the first 200 years of our history was done with free labor.

I am delighted to have reintroduced it with its modification and carry it forward to its next level.

I want to certainly acknowledge NCOBRA for its steadfast leadership on this issue over the years.

I hope that we come in peace.

The role of the Federal Government in supporting the institution of slavery and subsequent discrimination directed against Blacks is an injustice that must be formally acknowledged and addressed.

Slavery is original sin. Slavery has never received an apology.

H.R. 40 is a legitimate legislative action that should receive the full hearing of this committee.

Reparations in the context of H.R. 40 are ultimately about respect and reconciliation and the hope that one day all Americans can walk together toward a more just future.

This moment of national reckoning comes at a time when our Nation must find constructive ways to confront a rising tide of racial and ethnic division.

H.R. 40 is intended to begin an national conversation about how to confront the brutal mistreatment of African Americans during chattel slavery, Jim Crow segregation, and the enduring structure of racism that remains endemic to our society…

I am proud to be a cosponsor with her along with full committee chair Jerry Nadler.

It is just hard to overstate the personal risks and stakes here.

I can confirm that the Department is, in fact, denying these claims.

Having the evidence is so important to making sure and we know that this type of investment definitely has a return on investment.

I agree, I mean, having the evidence is so important to making sure and we know that this type of investment definitely has a return on investment.

I am proud of the Napontla program which helps our first generation college students navigate their college experiences.

You know, Nevada the majority of our students in our public school system live in poverty so having that type of program where we provide robust wraparound services is incredibly important.