Jonathan Jackson: “This Congress' inability, Madam Secretary, to pass a jobs bill and recognize a real need for the American people”

You must put one foot in the system and one foot outside. We must fight for change. We cannot adjust to the party; we must change the party. Got that right to vote, 18 years ago after much bloodshed and – and death, and yet 18 years later…

I can rest well knowing there is something in Washington that is working exceedingly well, and that is your advocacy on behalf of all of Americans and our food security.

This bill is not a serious attempt to address crime; it is a regressive, discriminatory, and counterproductive piece of legislation that will only worsen the challenges facing our communities.

As we honor our mothers, we must also recognize that too many are being failed by a system that should protect them.