I think we need to keep that in mind.

So, to me, that is why we need the Voting Rights Act. That is why we need so much of what is in this bill.

But what Vice President Biden became the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, and polls shows that he had the largest head to head lead against President Trump, that became a problem.

This body has passed bipartisan bills to open up the government, yet this shutdown could become the longest one in the history of this country. My communities in Houston are feeling the real effects of this shutdown. Over one-in-five…

I am a very fortunate man. I am the son of immigrants. My parents came here at the ages of 17 and 18, respectively. Through the great fortune that we had, they were adjusted, and they were part of this great Nation, but since then, many…

We all agree that it is up to Congress to overhaul the broken immigration system. However, despite all the talk and promises, there is one thing that is clear: this Republican Congress has done nothing to address immigration reform and has…

As someone who was born and raised in south Florida, I know Miami thrives on investment exports and economic development provided by the Export-Import Bank facilities--the Ex-Im Bank. This organization will lose its authorization unless…

I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia and the gentleman from Nevada for their kind words. Larcenia Bullard was a teacher, a public servant, a trailblazer for young, African American women, a mother, and a personal friend of mine. I am…

The President signaled that he would not move forward on comprehensive immigration reform, and we are deeply disappointed. However, we should be angry--angry that this House has not had the courage to take up comprehensive immigration…

I am a fortunate man. I am a fortunate man because half a century ago, my father, at 17 years old, arrived at this country with my mother. And this country gave them refuge. Later, the rest of our family came. This country has been…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I wish I could say this bill were a joke. This is far worse than a joke. Not only does the underlying bill fail to provide adequate funding to deal with the situation at hand, it flat out…

I enter into the Record the story of a 17- year-old Guatemalan boy who received asylum because a gang killed his father and they were threatening him. Cesar, a 17-year old boy from Guatemala, lost his father to gang violence at the age of…