Burgess Owens

Ensuring all children have opportunities to achieve the American Dream must never be a partisan issue.

Racial segregation and inequities in education are not just chapters in a history book for me. I lived and experienced them first-hand.

Shouldn't all children have opportunities to achieve the American dream? It must never be a partisan issue.

I respectfully request that you extend RECA and expand the coverage area to include Clark County and Mohave County.

I hope we can work together in a bipartisan, fair, responsible matter to right the wrongs that destroyed so many lives and families in Utah and the western States.

Using someone's race as a factor against admission to college is totally un-American.

No one should feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods.

Instead of that theory, I would like to share the reality of a race whose history of success in America has been stolen and what we can do to repair that damage.

The reality is that Black-American history is not one of a hapless, hopeless race oppressed by a more powerful White race.

It is impractical and a nonstarter for the United States Government to pay reparations.

Reparations is not the way to right our country's wrong. What I propose later will be more lasting.

First, let me reiterate that slavery was and still is evil, whether it be the 83-year history of our Nation or the prior 2,000-year history or the presence around the world today.

It was the Black community that led our country in terms of the growth of the middle class.

We are at a very, very important point in our country today where Black Americans are waking up.

75 percent of Black boys in the State of California cannot pass reading and writing tests.

The reason why my race were kicking butt--the history is not being told--they were beating--they were so busy, they weren't looking at finding somebody to blame for where they were.

There is a certain ideology that certain people that belong to a certain area, a certain niche, we need to hold them accountable.

They had 60 millionaires. They had international business. Within 12 hours, it was destroyed by air by Democratic KKK.

There is a formula that allowed the African American community to achieve the measures of success during the '40, '50s, and '60s that is missing today.

You steal our history, you steal our pride in our past, appreciation for our present and a vision for our future.

We are fighting for the heart and soul of our Nation against socialism and Marxism and the evil that it has brought to us.

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I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Al Green of Texas The Acting…

I just want to point out two items. First, this bill is not intended to influence in any way the current debate concerning the FCC's reforms to the Universal Service Fund. We are not in any way attempting to impact that. In addition, what…

May I reclaim my unused time? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman seeks unanimous consent to reclaim the remaining part of his time. Without objection, the gentleman from New York is recognized for 2\1/ 2\ minutes. There was no objection.