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This year, as I begin to observe Black History Month, my joy at the celebration of such a rich and wonderful history is tempered by the sadness at the loss of my dear friend John Lewis as well as at the painful reality that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused such terrible loss of life disproportionately felt among African-American families and communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released a new app called “Dome Directory." This app will help Members of Congress, staff, the press, and the public learn Members of Congress and their roles in Congress.
I am proud to cosponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act in the 117th Congress and I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for introducing it in the House.
The latest economic figures present the most compelling case for why Congress must move quickly to enact President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
After four years of the Trump Administration undermining and outright sabotaging our nation's health care system, President Biden is taking the first steps today to reverse course and make health care more accessible and affordable for more Americans.
I join in observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the liberation of the Nazi death-camp at Auschwitz in 1945.
Today, President Biden is putting his pledge to address the climate crisis into action in his first days in office. The executive orders and memorandum he is signing will ensure that departments and agencies across the federal government will prioritize climate change in their work and that we take a whole-of-government approach to tackling this global challenge while making it a centerpiece of our foreign policy.
Today's executive actions demonstrate the Biden Administration's commitment to pursuing racial equity and justice in our country.
In the previous Congress, the Democratic House Majority passed the Raise the Wage Act in order to ensure that American workers can earn incomes that enable them to make ends meet. Today, Chairman Scott and Members of the Committee on Education and Labor are reintroducing this bill for the 117th Congress.
No Americans should be turned away from serving in defense of their country simply because they are transgender. The Trump Administration's ban on transgender Americans serving in uniform not only ran counter to the values and principles of our nation and our democracy but also shortchanged our national security by denying the military the full talent and experience available to serve.