It has been a little more than a day since our President addressed this body for the first time. Many of us hoped that President Trump would finally lay out a positive vision for America. Instead, the address flamed the fears about…

So many people that I have memories of, some are still here and some are gone, but they really laid the foundation for a Black middle class. Maybe Granddaddy worked at the school and Grandmother worked at someone's house or maybe they were…

I thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett) for leading this Special Order hour on the topic of Black History Month. We have been doing this together and doing a really great job. I appreciate everything that the…

We are going to talk today about something very important: our economy, jobs, and the state of America in regards to those subject matters. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the State of South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), who is a good…

One of the things I remember growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, was that we were blessed to have several manufacturing facilities that were union shops. We had General Dynamics, which is now Lockheed Martin. When I was growing up, it had…

Absolutely. When I am back in the district in the Dallas- Fort Worth area--and Dallas and Fort Worth are the two most recognizable cities that I represent in the district, but there are other cities. We have Irving that is there, we have…

I thank Representative Kaptur and everybody that has participated tonight. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross). I really appreciate his heartfelt words. I thank him for telling us about his journey, employment, and how much electricians mean to this country, and other people that work with their…

I want to thank the leader for his comments and for participating tonight. I really appreciate his words and that recognition. I want to thank everyone that is with us today to talk about our Blue Collar Caucus and jobs in this country. I…

I hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are willing to work together...

I certainly support this project.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm looking forward to working with you this Congress in my capacity as Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee.