What Christian D. Menefee said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 9237, which, if we are being clear, cuts veterans' benefits. The President and my colleagues on the Republican side in Congress have no problem sending our men and women off to war, but the real measure of a nation is not just how it treats their servicemembers when they are on Active Duty.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H.R. 7892, the so-called No Aid for Ghost Students Act. Think about a first-generation student who is applying with a FAFSA for the first time.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Mr. Speaker, I am just astonished to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle argue that this bill was rushed when they failed to take it up in committee, when we all know that under their leadership, the committee has focused on attacking unions and attacking trans kids.”

“Mr. Speaker, June is Pride Month, a month celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQ community, but it also must be a month of speaking hard truths. Texas has more anti-trans murders than any other State in the Nation.”

“Mr. Speaker, grocery prices are up. Gas prices are up. Families across this country are choosing between rent and food. What does this administration do? They just created a $1.7 billion fund, not for working people, but for the President's people.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act. Eight years ago, Kimberly was a student at a Texas high school, and she and several of her classmates and teachers were murdered by a student who brought his parents' gun to school because it was not properly secured.”

“Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear about what this bill is. This is part of a greater effort to ensure that we have cash bail systems throughout this country, which would keep rich people on the streets, even if they are violent criminals, and would have poor people locked behind bars because they don't have the money.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was proud to defend that consent decree. Let's be clear about what this is. If somebody is a threat to the community, they should be in jail, regardless of whether they have a billion dollars or a thousand dollars.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this resolution to bring an end to the President's war in Iran.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the right to vote is under grave attack. The Supreme Court opened the door, and Republican officials throughout the South are running straight through it.”

“Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I took my oath of office 3 years ago on the Bible that my father kept his poll tax receipt in that he paid when he turned old enough to vote in Tennessee.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commemorate the 160th Anniversary of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Speaker, 160 years ago, formerly enslaved persons got together along Buffalo Bayou with nothing but faith and freedom.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose President Trump's budget. A budget is a statement of values, and this one shows what President Trump cares about: his senseless war first and American families last.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of Houston's and this Nation's great public servants. Ambassador Arthur Schechter ended his journey in life on April 13, at the wise age of 86.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the Commonwealth of Virginia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I speak today because Congress must do all it can to end the disparities in Black maternal health outcomes in this country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Pallone for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition of the FENCES Act. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about protecting public health and the environment and without sacrificing environmental protection in this country, but I want to point out that it is this administration currently in office that has eviscerated the EPA.”

“Over 100 million Americans already live in counties with unhealthy air quality. Air pollution contributes to more than 100,000 premature deaths in this country each and every year.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Fields for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a freedom fighter, a legend in this country, my Omega brother, the late Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am here today representing the people of Houston, Texas, asking House Republicans to take up, to put for a vote, the deal that was agreed to in the Senate that would fully fund FEMA, the Coast Guard, as well as TSA.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to vote to fully fund TSA. Across our country right now, we are seeing long lines at airports because they are understaffed because TSA workers are not being paid.”

“Mr. Speaker, when I was 5 years old, Tupac Shakur said: ``You know, it's funny when it rains it pours. They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor.'' Those words hit differently today.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was 5 years old in 1993 when Tupac Shakur said: You know, it's funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today for my first time addressing the House to honor my predecessor, the late, great Sylvester Turner. Our Congressman was a Houstonian through and through.”