Blake Moore

If I just might add, Mr. Thompson, it is because of us. I mean, as legislators, we get a bum rap sometimes. We don't know Inez necessarily, but it is because of us and this funding that there is someone on the other end of that telephone…

I thank Mr. Thompson, and, indeed, it is my pleasure to join him in cosponsoring the reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 2018. Mr. Speaker, I am so very, very pleased that this is a piece of bipartisan…

I was unavoidably absent and missed rollcall Votes 373 and 374 earlier today. I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall Vote 373, extending the authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program, and ``yes'' on rollcall 374…

I was unavoidably absent on rollcall Votes 368, 369, 370, 371 and 372. I would have voted ``no'' on all five rollcall votes. ____________________

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Let me thank the committee for supporting me in my very important amendments last evening, and I have another very important amendment that is before the committee here today. Mr. Chair, I urge support for my amendment that would prevent…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. There is appropriated…

I want to thank the gentleman from California. He is a very effective leader on this issue. I appreciate him. An effective Great Lakes Advisory Board is vital to ensuring that the GLRI remains successful and impactful today and in the…

Standing under the revered E Pluribus Unum, I ardently plea for unanimous consent to amend the rules to make in order the Quigley amendment to restore desperately needed funds to prevent the pernicious and nefarious Russian interference in…

I thank the gentleman for his stewardship and for his recognition of the importance of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin…

I am pleased to rise today to offer an amendment to increase resources available to help address a scourge that is occurring in so many of our communities: lead poisoning. My district is facing its challenges like so many in our country…

The intent of the amendment is to reserve funds for the Smithsonian to do an exhibit in conjunction with local groups and organizations focused on celebrating the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent. I am so…

I thank my colleague, because we will turn the light on the contributions of Africans on this continent during this decade. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)''. Page 112, line 5, after the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 3, strike ``; and'' and insert ``, including tribal communities;''. Page 5, after line 3…

The legislation before us today makes nonprofit organizations eligible for Federal Government vouchers to house people in recovery for drug addiction. My amendment simply makes Tribal housing authorities also eligible to apply and receive…

I have absolutely no doubt at all about the gentleman's commitment and his sincerity to solve the problem of housing challenges for those who are addicted. I would just note that my own experience in my community is similar to the…

As you mentioned, the Poor People's Campaign was a national call for a moral revival. What we are doing here now: We are reengaging the Poor People's Campaign for the nonviolent economic reform movement that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out that the United Nations has called this heartless act of separating children from their parents as ``unlawful . . . and a serious violation of the rights of the…

I thank the chairman and madam ranking member. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment to this critical bill, which authorizes billions of dollars in Corps projects. My amendment is very simple. I can keep it short. It would reaffirm the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, insert the following: SEC. __. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. (a) In General.--The Corps of…

I have not had the privilege to serve on the Agriculture Committee, but, given the comments of the gentleman there, I would suggest as an amendment that, since this bill is about work, we have work for 12-year-olds. Maybe boys could be…

I thank the gentlewoman from California. I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 57. This is a resolution to disapprove of the CFPB auto lending rules. I oppose this, Mr. Speaker, because I believe U.S. markets should be free from fraud and from…

I thank the gentleman for that. I just want to tell him how outraged I am by the propaganda against poor people. I am outraged by it. If you look at a family that uses SNAP, formerly called food stamps, this program works perfectly well in…

I thank Mr. Evans for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate having time here on this Congressional Black Caucus hour to discuss so-called welfare reform and efforts on the part of the majority to shred the safety net. Mr. Speaker, I…