Political Quotes

“As we give condolences to those individuals in Texas, of course, we would be remiss not to give condolences out to our colleague and one of the former chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus, Eddie Bernice Johnson, who has lost one of her siblings. We just want her to know that our prayers are with her and with her family as they grieve, and we are there for the gentlewoman throughout this mourning process and however she may need us. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke). The gentlewoman is my dear sister. She is a tireless champion of the issues of Caribbean people throughout the United States and throughout the world. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is not just from New York, but, in particular, Brooklyn. She knows how that is very dear to me having been a child of Brooklyn myself. Congresswoman Clarke's work and all the efforts she has made in being one of the co-chairs of the Caribbean Caucus, being the member at large of the Congressional Black Caucus, the work that the gentlewoman is doing, and she has really forged a partnership with the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus as well as Mia Love to make sure that the issue regarding Haiti, regarding the Haitians, and the temporary protected status are here. It is because of the gentlewoman's work that we are now having the Special Order hour and are continuing to push the pressure. Mr.…”