The numbers are in, and it looks like there is some inflation, at least the past couple of months, four and now five percent.

We, who are honored to be Members of Congress, are here to pass judgment on the great issues of our time. There is no greater issue of our time than the issue of war and peace. It is about life and death. We should not be allowed to escape…

I applaud the United States Senate for unanimously passing legislation to nationally recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of General Gordon Granger arriving in Galveston, Texas, and delivering the…

Zero dollars for Houston. Of course, this is unacceptable.

Haitians did not have the benefit of 'wet foot, dry foot.'

If we can have 'wet foot, dry foot,' if we can find a way to accommodate others... can we not be as courteous and kind to these babies who are coming and not call them illegal aliens?

Not everyone stayed, but of the 125,000, my dear sir, you and I both know that the overwhelming majority of them stayed.

I see these as babies. As children. Trying to get to a better life.

I support the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021.

You have to acknowledge that the problem exists.

you are bending the arc of the moral universe towards justice.

I thank the gentleman for his sage recitation. I did listen, and I am grateful that the gentleman has seen the need to be a friend to persons who are clearly in harm's way. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time…

And still I rise, in the spirit of Shirley Chisholm. I rise unbought and unbossed, a liberated Democrat. And I rise today, Mr. Speaker, with a great deal of pain in my heart. I am saddened. And I am, quite frankly, very, very disgusted and…

And still I rise, and I rise today understanding that William Cullen Bryant was right: ``Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.'' Whether you believe that it was just a group of tourists walking through the Capitol or not, you should…

the only two scenarios for Democrats are go big or get nothing.

I thank Ms. Chu for her diligence and her persistence in getting this done. This is a moment for sober reflection. This is a time for us to understand that there is a lot of pain in the Asian-American community. There are people who are…

The great writer and intellectual Carlyle was right, ``No lie can live forever.'' Kill 300 people? No lie can live forever. Destroy an entire business district? Try to hide it? No lie can live forever. Hundreds hospitalized, families…

Yet China, cooperating with the World Health Organization, everybody knows what happened.

You are a reputable company that has done yeoman's work to protect this Nation in biodefense.

Those who tolerate hate perpetuate hate. A brief story: I saw the picture, the film, the depiction of the lady in New York when she was approached by a man who kneed her in her stomach, forced her to the ground, and kicked her with his…

Much has been said about the Civil Rights Act. Well, what do the organizations that protect and promote the Civil Rights Act actually say? More than 220 of them, I might add, say that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is critical to…

As a practitioner, I rise. Having practiced law, I saw firsthand how predatory debt collection works. I know of the threats to get persons demoted. I know of the threats to cause people to lose their jobs. I know of the many threats to…

The winds of change are blowing.

The British statesman, Sir Winston Churchill, is credited with having stated that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. This is the reason why, in part, I will be introducing legislation for a slavery remembrance…

But race has been the major factor in that City's inability to get funding.