Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. Endorsed by the Human Rights First, my amendment No. 182 is an answer to what has been the opposite of the Confederate statues; that is, to direct the military to look at outstanding African Americans to determine the viability and the availability of naming military installations and covered defense property after historic African Americans who fought in every war since the Revolutionary War. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to have Bennie Thompson, William Lacy Clay, Gregory Meeks, A. Donald McEachin, Marc Veasey, Sanford Bishop, Andre Carson, and Jahana Hayes joining me on this amendment. Let me also say there is a long list of those who could be named. I am offering, as well, Jackson Lee amendment 179 and ask for its support. It takes up the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report to secure our emails. That is a very endangered species, if you will. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues, Congressmen Langevin, Gallagher, Katko, and Joyce, for joining me in this bipartisan amendment. Mr. Speaker, amendment No. 183 is clearly important to women in the United States military. Triple-negative breast cancer, 10 to 20 percent of breast cancer tests negative, this amendment provides $10 million for that. Also, we know how many of our soldiers are impacted by PTSD. Jackson Lee amendment No. 181 provides $2.5 million for PTSD research, something that I have been working on for more than a decade.…”