Marc Veasey

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…

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.

It is absolutely scary. I thank the gentlewoman for participating in this very timely conversation. We needed to have this conversation with the country.

I now yield to another distinguished member of the New York delegation, my colleague, the great Hakeem Jeffries, who has led this Special Order before and who I look to for guidance on how to continue the great work that he and Joyce…

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for sharing that great information and talking about some of the highlights that Black Americans have made toward our story when it comes to African American History Month this February. I now yield to…

I thank our assistant leader for his comments. He has such a plethora of information when it comes to the civil rights movement. He knew Reverend Abernathy and a lot of figures that aren't as well known, like A. G. Gaston and James Farmer…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from the State of Wisconsin. Now I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), who is my friend and colleague from another international part of the country, the Oakland Bay Area.

I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey. I now yield to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore), who represents a critical State, a State that some people think actually went a certain direction in the Presidential race because of…

I want to thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for clearing up a lot of the misconceptions that are being purposely spread out there that this was something that was used by the Obama administration. It absolutely was not. It is being…

I thank Representative Bass for her commentary representing the very international city of Los Angeles, again, a city with many immigrants, with many people who have contributed to the greatness and vibrancy of that city that we know as…

I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio, a State that knows a lot about voter suppression, also a very international State. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass) representing Los Angeles, one of our most…

I thank the gentleman for sharing that story about his constituent. Again, it is such a terrible and shameful time for our country, for the world to have seen that. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Columbus, Ohio (Mrs. Beatty).

I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for her comments. Now I would like to yield to the gentlewoman from the State of Illinois (Ms. Kelly). I thank Ms. Kelly for all of her work on so many issues that are important. I know that voting…

I thank the chairman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I did not mention that we are also talking about voting rights, which is very important on the eve of the President making the selection for the next Supreme Court Justice of the United…

Absolutely. Education and workforce development with our changing workforce--STEAM jobs and STEM jobs.

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I thank all of the Members who have participated tonight. We are about to run short on our time here, but there are just so many other areas that need to be addressed, and the Congressional Black…

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Watson Coleman).

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence).

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Adams).

I now yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Payne), my classmate and a voice from the New York area.

I would also like to remind Members that we have 3 minutes per Member left of speaking time. I wanted to just remind Members of that so everyone will have an opportunity to speak on this very important matter. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

I thank Representative Moore. I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments and I thank her for mentioning some of the issues with voter ID in Wisconsin, which may have tilted the election results in that State. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to my…

I next yield to the lone voice in the State of Wisconsin, someone who is always speaking out on these issues not just for her district, but for the many people around her State who want that voice from the CBC: Ms. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin.