Sheila Jackson Lee: “I express my grief and shame that after 2 years from the date of James Byrd Junior's vicious murder...”

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for having this Special Order Hour. What a privilege to know Donald Payne, Sr., and to know Donald Payne, Jr. I sat here tonight listening to my colleagues struggle with how they will describe this…

In the bitter cold, one might wonder what the conditions of the soldiers in Ukraine are, young soldiers who are fighting for democracy. You would also wonder why this body of Members has not been able to resolve the crisis at the border in…

I thought we would come here today and have a reasoned opportunity to address this question. Let me be very clear. I have been in this body long enough to say that we have had a time where Members have been here and we have had control of…

This is Black History Month. This is a moment to recount the journey of African Americans in America. I rise today to speak about H.R. 40, the Commission to Study Slavery and Develop Reparation Proposals introduced by John Conyers almost…