Thank you teachers, for all you do.

This week, President Biden announced $3 billion to replace toxic lead pipes, ensuring clean water for all. This investment will create good-paying jobs and bolster our commitment to public health and environmental justice. Together, we're building a better future for every American.

We are working for you.

I asked Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to make it clear that there will be consequences if Netanyahu follows through with his announcement this morning to invade Rafah with or without a ceasefire deal.

Here is the exchange, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirming that Israel does not have an adequate plan to…

Happy and excited to receive His Excellency, Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma ⁦Esteban Moctezuma Barragán⁩ and his team to our Washington office. Great conversation, interesting information. Looking forward to working together. ⁦Embassy of Mexico in the U.S.⁩

Did you know the oldest degree-granting HBCU was founded 170 years ago today?
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Our democracy was founded, in part on protest. Fast forward to the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s; peaceful demonstrations led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., changed the fabric of our nation.

Peaceful protests are a central principle of our democracy and students standing…

As I reflect on 30 years ago when I was 28 years old, my government endorsed an oppressive minority regime as a democracy. I get arrested at a demonstration protesting for a free South Africa. These were the foreign policy values of the United States.

President Mandela was…

My dear friend, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. has passed away. I first met Donald 36 years ago when his father, the great Donald Payne Sr., who became a lion of the House, and a staunch defender of justice and equality; won his congressional election.

It has been an privilege…

“I honor and grieve Officer Luis Huesca, killed in the line of duty, earlier this week. He served on the Chicago PD’s special response team. This is a tragic loss for the entire city. Officer Huesca was gunned down just two days shy of his 31st birthday. I mourn with his family…

Americans shouldn’t be paying tens of thousands of dollars and taking on crushing debt to get lifesaving cancer treatment. We need to rein in Big Pharma’s greed and pass Medicare for All.

Benjamin Netanyahu targets the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing 22 people, including 18 children. This brings the death toll of innocent children to nearly 15,000. Every 10 minutes a child is killed in Gaza. The bloodshed is too much to bear.

It has been less than 24 hours…

I am voting ‘no’ because Benjamin Netanyahu is in direct violation of U.S. law. His interference in U.S. humanitarian operations in Gaza violates section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. This act is known as the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act.

As my esteemed colleagues…

.President Biden’s policy to pause new LNG exports will lower electricity bills for Americans and it's good for the planet. Without this policy, Americans could end up paying 10% more for electricity. We can’t let Republicans reverse it.

Congressman Jackson speaks on business and trade before the 9th Annual AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) CSO (Civil Society) Network Spring Conference.

Congressman Jackson speaks on business and trade before the 9th Annual AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) CSO (Civil Society) Network Spring Conference: 'This is the first time the United States trade with Africa does not involve human cargo.'

The people of Haiti deserve to have lives without violence and disorder looming over them at all times. We need to do right by these people and get them the aid they need.

This week marks 1 year since civil war broke out in Sudan. The victims of this war suffer from starvation, infection, displacement and more than 14,000 deaths. We cannot allow their ongoing struggle to be forgotten.