As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary, on Homeland Security, on the Budget, and as the Member of Congress for a congressional district that has experienced the worst of COVID-19 as a public health emergency and economic…

I thank the chairman for his leadership, and I thank Whip Clyburn for letting us fix the problem of criminals getting guns. Do my friends on the other side of the aisle not understand that Dylann Roof had a criminal background? What…

I want us to be very quiet in this Chamber, almost to the extent of hearing a pin drop. That is what happens when you are in prayer: Muslims, Catholics, those of the Jewish faith, Christians. Prayer is the most sacred moment in many…

The January 6 insurrectionists did not win. The American Government, the people of the United States, won with a Democratic government that has come to the rescue with the American Rescue Plan. The long lines will stop. $20 billion for…

This past Sunday was Bloody Sunday. For some who are not familiar with that terminology, the Congressional Black Caucus did a special tribute last evening. But I think it is also a recognition that elections count, determination counts…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise enthusiastically to support the PRO Act and its protection against executives and companies who violate workers' rights, its support for collective bargaining, and also its…

Over 500,000 dead; 44,000 or more dead in the State of Texas. The State of Texas, throughout the entire pandemic, remained one of the top hot spots of the Nation. They started testing late. We started vaccines and still have not reached a…

I ask support of the Jackson Lee amendment in the en bloc amendment No. 1. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 842, the ``Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, or ``PRO Act,'' which protects the basic right to join a union by…

I thank the gentlewoman for her powerful message on good trouble and doing the right thing. I can hear John Lewis right now. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Johnson), the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on…

I thank Congresswoman Adams for saying what our power is all about. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford), the first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a leader in the fight for labor rights that…

I thank the gentleman very much. Concise but powerful. We know what our guidepost is. Mr. Speaker, I don't think that the history of the United States has had a more civil rights activist as Speaker, one who is a fighter for justice. We…

It is my privilege now to yield to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Jones), who has come with a storied history on fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves.