National Minority Health Month is a very important time to bring awareness to the many health concerns facing minority communities. My colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus and I understand the very difficult challenges facing us in…

Just as the President does, the United States Congress has the bully pulpit. In doing so, I believe that America cries out for a response. Over the past 6 months to a year, we have seen a number of tragic incidences occurring between…

We just witnessed an opportunity that should not be singular, and that is the coming together of Members of the United States Congress to address some very important issues. I have already spoken on the importance of providing for the…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Michigan and my friend from Texas, and what a celebration of Members coming together, Republicans and Democrats. Mr. Speaker, I stand on this floor to ensure and insist that I am here to protect…

I, too, want to offer my appreciation to Ranking Member Scott both for his service on the Education Committee as a ranking member, but also for his continuing efforts and work on a very, very positive step, great step, toward changing…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, in fact, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that limiting the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences on nonviolent drug offenders would have an overall net savings of $3 billion over 10…

As I close, let me thank the gentleman for his courtesy. Mr. Van Hollen is right. I have served on the Judiciary Committee. It is there that we deal with the problems, particularly on the Crime Subcommittee, at the end of someone's detour…

It is clearly not a working road map for success. If the House Republican's ``work harder to get less'' budget were adopted, here is a sample of the pain and misery that will be visited on working families: an end to higher education tax…

Let me thank my good friend from Maryland for his leadership consistently that really speaks to the hearts and minds of Americans because we know what Americans want: just a simple opportunity to live, thrive, and to create the values that…

Let me, with enthusiasm, thank the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Royce, and the ranking member, both my friends, and my friend from New York (Mr. Engel). We have worked together on a number of issues. I am both a student of Nigeria…

I thank the gentleman. And we began this campaign of ``bring the girls back.'' In the spring of 2014, I led a bipartisan delegation to Bono state and met with families whose girls had been taken and whose girls were still taken. I met with…

This morning, I speak on two issues of justice. One deals with my alma mater, the University of Virginia. And I would like to thank the young man, the student who experienced an unfortunate incident that caused him to have 10 stitches and…