Al Green

We should raise it. We must. It is easy.

I think that it is difficult for some people who are not of color or from a minority, occupy minority status, to understand how legislation as well as language can impact what they perceive as their safety.

We have improved housing for many. We have helped many persons who find themselves living in the streets of life.

I really hope that we can make sure that consumer protection is a way to make sure there is a fair market system with obligations on both sides.

I support an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that doesn't have to depend upon the vagaries of Congress for its funding.

And still I rise. At this time, prior to going into my message, I yield such time as he may consume to the Honorable Mark Takano, the pride of California's 41st District and the chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Thanking…

I think President Biden has done a pretty good job under the circumstances that he has had to negotiate.

So it is very dangerous and it is divisive and it corrodes up the fabric of our democracy.

That is a racist statement from a former President of the United States.

A former President of the United States of America has recently called or indicated that the Majority leader in the Senate had a death wish when he supported legislation sponsored by Democrats. That is incitive.

I would hope that you would remember what Emily Dickinson called to our attention: 'A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.'

Your failure to speak up and speak out is putting your brand at risk, because conservatism is being conflated with racism, sexism, antisemitism, and all of the invidious phobias.

I am going to stand up for him. My failure to stand up for him would be a failure to stand up for myself.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Words have power. Words cause actions. Words must be appropriate. When they are not and they are antisemitic, we have to condemn those who would utter such words.

I thank Mr. Scott, as well, for the outstanding job that he has done. Mr. Price, I don't know what more you can do. I really don't. This bill is bipartisan; it is bicameral; and, by God, we ought to pass it.

I proudly say that I am a descendant of enslaved people. Slavery existed in this country for some 246 years.

And still I rise. I rise today to defend a woman's right to choose. I rise to say that I am totally, completely, and absolutely opposed to Senator Graham's bill. I rise to say that Senator Graham's bill would deny a woman the right to…

And still I rise, Mr. Speaker. I rise to announce that I will vote for this legislation, and I will do so because I know that there are 19 babies who were murdered at Robb Elementary School in Texas who will never have the right to vote. I…

My concern is with the predatory purchasing and how it is impacting the housing market.

I am concerned because at a hearing under the leadership of the Honorable Maxine Waters, one of the things that I discussed at the hearing was a concept known as predatory purchasing.

We can't let the government dictate physicians and take away their clinical judgment.

I have great respect for my dear colleague and friend. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. I understand the rules of the State and the people. But he and I have a difference of opinion about which committee should have jurisdiction. I…

And still I rise with a message for those it may concern. At Robb Elementary School, more than 15 good guys with guns, ballistic shields, and body armor confronted a bad guy with a gun and didn't do what many expect teachers to do with a…

We have suffered long enough. The status quo intends to protect the status quo.