I just wish Mexico would pay for it instead.

the Virgin Islands and places like me are facing enormous murder rates, enormous disruption to our communities because of this drug trafficking.

I thank Mr. Evans so much for talking about the optimism of the American people. There is a better deal that is out there, and there is a better way that we all, as Members of Congress, need to demonstrate. I was looking at a fact Street…

When the gentleman was talking about what has happened in these last 6 months, it reminded me of when the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Cedric Richmond, on March 22 went with the executive members to visit with the President…

It is with great honor that I rise today to anchor the CBC Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus, Congress…

I think that for areas like your own and I know in the Virgin Islands that those fines mean that there is less money to actually do the work that needs to be done.

The practice we are discussing today is really very unremarkable: enforcement actions by government agencies.

It has been your testimony and studies that we have been looking at in the Office of Management and Budget has found that major Federal regulations have produced annual benefits to the U.S. economy of between $269 billion and $872 billion.

As Congress draws closer to the August recess, we are no closer to considering comprehensive legislation to shore up our nation's crumbling infrastructure remains than we were when Republicans took control of Congress. Republicans in…

I am happy to congratulate the Virgin Islands women's basketball team on winning the gold medal at the 2017 Centrobasket Championship and finishing the tournament with a 4-1 record. They beat out teams from Mexico, Central America, and the…

Federal funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is set to expire September 30. This program in the Virgin Islands Department of Health gives at- risk pregnant women and families necessary information…

I want to thank the chairman and ranking member for agreeing to include my amendment en bloc in the NDAA. The amendment that we have is a transitioning of the Virgin Islands Active Guard and Reserve from overseas housing allowance to basic…

I only have 5 minutes to do justice to a great people, and it is with great honor that I rise today to speak on issues impacting the Caribbean and the contributions of the people of Caribbean heritage to the American fabric. On June 6…

In 2013, former Attorney General Holder issued a memo to Federal prosecutors urging them to ensure that our most severe mandatory minimum penalties are reserved for serious high-level of violent drug traffickers.

May I inquire as to how much time I have left. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It is with enormous, not just gratitude, but great pride, actually, to yield to someone who, to me, is one of my big sisters here, who is the champion in the House, the foundation for those of us within the Caribbean Caucus who are…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for that information, for much of the testimonies that you have given for the record. General Leave

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 25 minutes remaining.

At this time, it gives me great pleasure to yield to Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who not only represents California in the area of Berkeley as well as Oakland, but is also someone who is a real progressive fighter for the American people…

At this time I rise to take this Special Order hour on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus. It is with great honor that I rise as coanchor for the next 60 minutes. We have a chance to speak directly to the American people on the…

I thank the gentleman so much for those thoughts and reflections that we should have about this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Houston, Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). She has been an advocate for Americans, has spoken, and…

I find it very interesting for myself that we have Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and the next Member to come up is also from New York. Both of them have been Representatives of districts that I have lived in and that my family lives in. They…

I thank the gentleman for those words. We were discussing the Medicaid expansion and the fact that it is going to disappear after 2023. The other thing that is going to be removed from this bill is the Prevention and Public Health Fund…

I thank the gentlewoman for that information and for her passionate words. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore), who is an advocate for people throughout this country, not just Wisconsin, and who is a poet…

I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans), and I will close out after that.