I rise today sadly to support this legislation, which offers our condolences to the families and friends of those involved in the shooting last week at Santana High School in my home state of California. I want to personally express my…

I rise today to express my genuine sympathy to the families of U.S. service members killed in Saudi Arabia in 1991. I too honor their sacrifice. The greatest tribute we could provide to these brave men and women is to work for nuclear…

I rise today in total outrage over the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters and the real betrayal of our democracy. I rise today because we will not go gentle into that night. We will not stand silently by to seal the results of an…

it is in writing and signed by myself on behalf of many of the diverse constituents in our country, especially those in the Ninth Congressional District and all American voters who recognize that the Supreme Court, not the people of the…

I come from one of the areas in the country which is really quickly becoming the least affordable area to live in, the Bay Area of California. So as a Member of this subcommittee, I have been very pleased to work with our leadership to…

it is with a deep sense of admiration and gratitude actually that I join my colleagues in honor and recognizing a true warrior and a giant of a man, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay). I have had the privilege of knowing the gentleman…

I rise in support of S. 2943, the International Malaria Control Act of 2000. S. 2943 addresses some important issues facing the United States; and I want to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), the chairman of the committee…

It is really an honor to be able to honor tonight our Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Malcolm X once declared that education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today…

I must also recognize and give credit really to my predecessor and a great statesman, Congressman Ron Dellums, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus for their strong support. Ron has been sounding the clarion call about this…

Mental health professionals need to be paid what they deserve to be paid, and based on their workload they need to be paid twice as much. Let me just say that one has to believe that the mind and the body are equally important. I think all…

I studied Maslow and Freud and Jung and all of the great psychiatrists and behavioral scientists of our time, and I studied psychology because I wanted to try to understand human behavior more. I went into community mental health…

I strongly support the Ryan-Kucinich amendments to cut construction funds for the National Ignition Facility. Every time this project comes before us, its costs rise and its scientific rationale grows more dubious. Criticism of NIF has…

Community policing is a strategy that builds on fundamental policing practices with an emphasis on crime prevention and lasting solutions to problems. It works. It requires new resolve from citizens and new thinking from police officers…

I am a firm believer in self-determination for China. Now China is a Communist country whether we agree with it or not. However, countries, regardless of their political or economic system, should not be rewarded when they are allowed to…

Annual review at least provides for an effective mechanism for us to review China's compliance with all these standards. Also, it is the most viable assurance for the American worker. According to the Economic Policy Institute, over…

These are good jobs. And this is very scary. What do we do? We have had many go-rounds of base closures and we are just now beginning to recover. California workers do not deserve this, and I hope people throughout the country understand…

Absolutely. In my State of California we estimate 87,294 jobs lost in the next century.

let me just say thanks to my colleague, the gentlewoman from San Francisco, California (Ms. Pelosi), for her very strong support and also for her consistent work throughout the years on behalf of peace and security throughout the world. I…

This is a modest measure. It is an excellent modest measure that begins to address a national crisis of housing. Moderate- and low-income families deserve the opportunity to realize the American Dream of homeownership. And given the high…

I stand in opposition to the $1.7 billion military package for Colombia, and in strong support of the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), and thank her for giving us the opportunity to engage in this debate…

I want to stand in strong support of the Congressional Black Caucus budget. This substitute shows that supporting good fiscal policy does not have to mean excluding low-wage workers, the poor, communities of color and African Americans…

Mr. Chairman, Congress has awesome power when it wants to act but today that power is being squandered. American consumers are being price gouged by an unholy alliance of OPEC and big oil. The gentleman who preceded me wants to do a study…

I recently returned from Cuba with the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and had the chance, while in Cuba, to talk with many people regarding Elian Gonzalez. As a trained social worker, as a mother, and as a grandmother, my concern…

today in this chamber we rise yet another time to protect a women's right to choose. As one of 37 pro-choice women in the Congress, this is an issue for which we must stand and speak time and time again. Anti-choice Republicans continue to…

Mr. Chairman, my constituents and I have been anxiously awaiting the VA-HUD appropriations to be presented to the entire House. We have been watching and have received some of the preliminary reports in the latest bill with dread. Just in…