What those who are on the streets are against is the mistreatment, the violence, the loss of lives, of those whose names I called.

I wanted to reinforce that these were peaceful protests, out of sheer outrage of people from all backgrounds, all races color and creed.

I corrected him and said it was not shocking, it was a murder on the streets of America at the hands of the misconduct of police officers.

You seem to have a difficult time understanding systemic racism and institutional racism that has plagued so many. Mr. Attorney General, do you understand a black mothers or parents talk to their child to their son? Do you know what that…

First of all, I thank the gentlewoman for her generosity and for recognizing the importance of the work that we are doing. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak to my amendments and thank the Rules Committee for these amendments. I guess I have to…

I want to also applaud the fact that I was able to get an amendment in that increases the funding by $2 million, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the 1890s land-grant colleges, which are 28 historically Black colleges. It…

The chairwoman has been enormously gracious for me to be able to conclude my remarks by indicating again the importance of the historically Black colleges getting an extra $2 million; emphasizing that Fifth Ward Texas, the home of Barbara…

Sometimes it is very difficult to respond to something that is so much out of the ordinary, but I rise today to refer to my colleague, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and to make mention of the incident that occurred where she was described in…

I thank the manager of this legislation for his leadership. Let me also acknowledge and thank Mr. Hoyer for his, as well, and to Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Bass, Mr. Thompson, and, as I indicated, Mr. Butterfield. Mr. Speaker, let me start as I did…

We are all heartbroken. We all are speechless. We all are committed to John Robert Lewis' beloved community. Each of us have been touched without ceasing for the spirit he led us in acknowledging, even in anger, that there was the beloved…

As an original cosponsor and senior member of the Committee on the Judiciary, I rise in strong and enthusiastic support of H.R. 5581, the ``Access to Counsel Act of 2020,'' which ensures that certain individuals who are subjected to…

I thank Congresswoman Chu for this important statement that is necessary for the American people: In God, We Trust. And the God we trust is a merciful God. 144,000 people dead from COVID-19. It is important when an administration, no…