We are having a growing and burgeoning agriculture sector, and we want our farmers to have the technical support and the assistance that are needed.

If NRCS' Puerto Rico budget is further cut, the Virgin Islands stands to be set back even further from where we are in our rural economy and our rural growth.

I would love to be able to call on you and those within your office to assist us in that.

everyone on both sides of the aisle are very concerned about this issue. Most of us have children and have our own student loans or have loans that we are helping with the children that we care very much about our future, as well as our…

The special agent in charge also told us that student loan companies were, I quote, "aggressively pursuing account holders and taking advantage of this."

the systems were, and I quote, 'being misused by commercial third parties to take over borrower accounts.'

And I believe the entire committee is very keen on holding a follow-up hearing within the next--with the student loan companies that are actually engaged in these activities.

Before 2006, this species, prized by recreational and commercial fishermen alike, faced overfishing, a steep decline in population, and the possibility of extinction.

I thank the gentleman, Congressman Evans, for keeping us focused and giving us the information we need to understand what real communities are going through and the environmental justice that we need to be fighting for in this…

It is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour with my esteemed colleague from Texas (Mr. Veasey). For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on issues of great…

I thank Mr. McEachin for his passion and for his commitment to these issues of environmental justice. Particularly in the Virgin Islands, we know that climate change is real. We feel it, and we see it in how we operate and how our…

I think the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) is correct about staying focused and, in the lexicon of the young people, to stay woke about what is happening. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) gave some great examples about some of the…

Federal law has helped save the red snapper.

FEMA, of course, we understand is very important and the work that their contractors do for communities who are in these flood areas and who are in--have natural disasters are paramount.

So we know from our investigation that we've had several issues. We heard from Congresswoman Demings about the woman that was an unfortunate victim.

Well, that's a problem to me on a couple of levels: one, that you would state that continuation of positive comments and glowing accolades...

Congresswoman Demings, in fact, you do have a lot to lose. We see how Florida, with its elders, its senior citizens, will really take a major hit if this law is passed. And our colleagues have been giving us examples all the time. I am…

From our experience in the Virgin Islands, that is what you do not want to happen. People talk about: Who is on Medicaid? Who are these types of individuals? Why don't they get jobs? I mean, in the Virgin Islands, when we had our largest…

I agree very much with everything that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) has said. I thank him for the stories of individuals because it is individuals that the Affordable Care Act was meant to cover, not groups of people, but everyday…

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for the information and for being with us. I also thank Chairman Richmond for providing this opportunity for the Congressional Black Caucus to speak before all of you and let you know. I yield to the…

I know the work that the gentlewoman from Illinois has done in health disparities that African Americans face. We disproportionately are struck with hypertension, high blood pressure, and diabetes, which are some of the things that we are…

For the next 60 minutes, it is with great honor that I rise to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on the issues of great importance to the Congressional…

I thank the gentleman for all of the examples that he has given, real-world, real-people examples. I think it is important that all of us, as Members of Congress, really take to heart the words that we are hearing from Americans that are…

Thank you so much, Congresswoman Kelly, for that information that you are sharing and for the work of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and for the information that you are giving in the seminars and the groups, the…

Thank you so much to my distinguished colleague from Philadelphia (Mr. Evans) and for the information you have shared with us. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Chicago, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, who is also the…