let me first just say how happy I am today to be able to speak on behalf and in support of H.R. 2634, and I have to first thank our Speaker for leading this House in doing the right thing on behalf of the poor and those yearning for a…

Let me first say to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I want to thank you also for staying the course for freedom, justice, and equality for so many years. Thank you, Mr. Conyers, and thank you for yielding. Madam Speaker, let me…

Let me just say to you, Congresswoman Waters, your clear voice and your sound judgment as the co-founder of the Out of Iraq Caucus has helped guide this antiwar movement, not only here in the House of Representatives, but throughout the…

American families continue to struggle in the face of this recession and yet in 1 day the Bush administration spends $339 million on the war in Iraq. As General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker appear before Congress this week to defend…

I rise in strong support of 5471, naming a U.S. Post Office the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office Building.'' It is fitting and right that we recognize and honor the extraordinary life of our dear friend and former colleague Julia May Carson…

As a former member of the staff here on Capitol Hill for 11 years, I have to mention some of our staff members' names particularly because they did a phenomenal job in this. Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh, of course, Kristin Wells, David…

Millions of Americans are one paycheck, that is, if they have a paycheck, away from poverty. Now, the numbers speak for themselves. Gas prices are at record levels, averaging, in my district, $3.73 a gallon, even as oil is traded at over…

Thank you. And you know, as I was listening to your very clear presentation, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones, I kept thinking of all of the people who really believe in the American dream, who want to send their kids to college, who perhaps may…

Let me applaud you for laying out these very important and very thoughtful bills. Hopefully, people who are listening to the Special Order tonight will understand the importance of them and ask their Members of Congress to support them…

First of all, the Democratic budget does balance by 2012. The Congressional Black Caucus budget balances by 2012. The Congressional Progressive Caucus budget balances by 2012. There are people in this country making over $1 million, $1…

In fact, this is a moral document. A budget should be a moral document. We have bipartisan support from Catholic Charities, from many faith groups, from many organizations around the country.

I rise today to offer the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget. We call it our antipoverty, pro-opportunity, peace, and security budget. Budgets really are moral documents. They provide a road map to identify and invest in our Nation's…

let me say a couple of things as I close in response to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. First, let me just talk about the argument with regard to tax increases. Our budget provides for tax fairness. We want to bring back some…

let me first thank Chairman Spratt for his leadership and for his work on this budget. And I want to also thank his staff and my staff for really helping us put together I think a very good budget that we support. This is a budget that, as…

Here we go again, another payment on a war that should not have been fought and an occupation that keeps our young men and women in harm's way. By forcing Congress to tie the fate of spending for critical domestic programs to Iraq funding…

As a strong supporter of H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, I wanted to take a few moments to speak about this important bill, which we passed earlier today in the House, and how delighted I am and my constituents…

Racism is alive and well in America, regardless of how we try to sweep it under the rug. It is tragic and very sad that we need a resolution like this today, but the rash of noose hangings across America reminds us that it is necessary…

Let me thank Chairman Frank, Chairman Watt, Congresswoman Waters and all the members of the Financial Services Committee for their leadership and commitment to help Americans who are struggling. And we all know, quite frankly, many, many…

as one who opposed the invasion of Iraq and as one who has led efforts to end the occupation of Iraq, I rise today to support the Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act of 2007. First, I would like to thank Speaker…

What I'm saying is I think that the Baldwin amendment should be part of the bill that we are debating today. I believe that discrimination against anyone in our country is wrong based on any----

As I said earlier, I believe that discrimination against anyone is wrong in our country, and especially discrimination based on gender identity.

Our spending priorities do reflect our values as a country, and during this week, which some of you heard last night, this is National Bible Week. I think it is very important as we debate this bill to remember some of the statements and…

We have a very large Hispanic congressional delegation. I would believe there are probably, let's see, we have Congressman Xavier Becerra, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano. We have Congresswoman…

They are the exact same issues that our Hispanic community raises. Also, the same issues that our Asian Pacific American community raises. In fact, to the extent that we decided several years ago to form what we called the Tri-Caucus…

In the California delegation, there are four African American Members of Congress: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Congresswoman Laura Richardson, and myself.