El Paso. Dayton. Parkland. Charleston. Newtown.

Aug 5, 2019 | CCDC Blog, Guns, US House of Representatives

Less than 24 hours. That’s how little time passed between the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, this past weekend. Gun violence in our country has become an epidemic. I am heartbroken for El Paso, Dayton, and all of the communities that have been...

Pelosi’s Response to Trump and McConnell

Jun 2, 2019 | CCDC Blog, US House of Representatives

email from Speaker Nancy Pelosi Last week, President Trump attacked me and said Democrats haven’t gotten anything done in Congress. That’s yet another lie. Democrats have already taken action to: Secure equality and anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ...

John Lewis in Chester County

May 6, 2019 | CCDC Blog, US House of Representatives

“Use your education as a non-violent instrument, a non-violent tool, to change America, and help change our world.” — from Rep. Lewis’s gripping commencement address (beginning at 17:46; quote at 23:04) at Lincoln University, 5/5/19. Current graduates’...

"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.