Occupation: U.S. Representative Birth: November 21, 1956
I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, e….
The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people..
African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into ….
Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double..
This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy..
We need to have Bill Cosby month in Philadelphia..
The Presidents proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the bene….
Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority..
There's not an appropriations bill in the last 10 years that the-that Democrats passed in the Congress. We haven't spent any money of your taxes in t….
At his Philadelphia alma mater, Temple University, Cosby gave commencement addresses and attended games. He served on the university`s board of trust….
We don`t charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish..
But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like George W. Bush did..
Democracy derailed is democracy denied..
The education cuts in the President's budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable..
Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for the cost of our expendi….
While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis..
Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social S….
The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful..