This is beyond politics. This is about the country, our pursuit of a more perfect union.

I rise tonight to join with my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus to pay homage to the Black men and women of our Armed Forces whose service and sacrifices have far too often gone unrecognized and underappreciated. To make…

I am going to close with something a bit more general because I have been wrestling with this for the better part of the last 4 or 5 years. It is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from the Birmingham City Jail. King, when he wrote that…

I would like to mention a little bit of history here that I think is very meaningful and helps to make the point that I really want to make tonight. I attended public and private schools in South Carolina, grade schools, before going off…

I thought about that often stated mantra that Black history is really America's history, and it is. It came very forcefully to me the last 2 weeks as I watched things happening in St. Paul and Minneapolis: I thought about Selma and…

I rise a proud South Carolina State University alumnus to congratulate its football team on their new title, the 2025 HBCU national champions. The Bulldogs erased a 21-point half-time deficit, scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter…

Mr. Speaker, you have heard from many of our distinguished colleagues about the events of January 6, the insurrection that has been misnamed by many of my colleagues. These issues are of great importance to the members of the Congressional…

Mr. Speaker, today we pause on the 5-year anniversary of one of the darkest days of our democracy. On January 6, rioters stormed the heart of American Government and sought to overthrow the will of the people with bats and clubs. Now, the…

This move, a rash sequel to his withdrawal from the nuclear deal, puts our nation, our troops, and innocents at grave risk.

Do you want me to commit suicide?

What do you want—me to give up my life?

This spending bill is terrible, and I think the American people know that.

I never saw anything that allowed me to think that Joe Biden was not able to do the job. Just that simple.

reductions to DOT’s workforce [could] halt any meaningful progress in transportation safety.

I commend the Episcopal Church for modeling integrity in the face of injustice after the Trump Admin favored white South Africans while suspending refugee resettlement for others.

I am pleased to rise today to welcome to these Chambers and to this well a good friend and a personal, I will say, savior to a multitude of South Carolinians. Reverend Charles B. Jackson has been serving as pastor of Brookland Baptist…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. It is my pleasure now to yield to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Figures).

It is with great honor that I rise today to anchor this CBC Special Order along with my distinguished colleague, Representative Jennifer McClellan. For the next 60 minutes, members of the Congressional Black Caucus will have an opportunity…

Thank you very much. I am going to take just a couple minutes to thank all of my colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus for being here this evening. To reiterate a little of what we have heard here today, I represent a…

I thank Mr. Figures for his comments. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McGuire). The gentleman from South Carolina has 8 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. McClellan), my co-anchor for this Special Order. Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Clyburn for yielding. I am honored to be here…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. McClellan) tonight in opposition to the Trump administration's attacks on education. Mr. Speaker, as the gentlewoman just…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me, and I thank her so much for leading this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleague from Virginia to express my disagreement with the misplaced priorities of the Republican…

I hope it will serve to keep the focus on that. Every chance I get, I try to remind people that we don’t have the luxury.