mrs. beatty: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. beatty: i rise to highlight a g.o.p. budget proposal that can be summed up in one phrase. work harder for less. they put forward a budget that does nothing to boost paychecks of hardworking americans. students will see education cut college will be less affordable. mr. speaker, this budget takes away the tools that allow people to climb the ladder of opportunity. it attacks retirement for seniors and seniors on medicare will immediately pay more for preventive health services. and those with high prescription drug costs will see prices skyrocket. it will mean the end of the current medicare guarantee and millions of seniors can be hurt. while republican leadership pushes this misguided budget proposal that doesn't work for my district and doesn't work for the nation, democrats will continue pursuing policies that provide the tools hard worging families need to achieve economic security. mr. sp

mrs. beatty: thank you to the gentleman from south, mr. clyburn for your important insight. mr. kelly: it's my honor to introduce the gentlelady from texas, congresswoman jackson lee for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank my colleagues and thank congresswoman kelly and chairman butterfield for the opportunity to carry forward the spirit of the 50th commemoration of the march over the edmund pettus bridge. and let me begin by thanking congresswoman sewell and all of the alabama delegation for their hospitality and spirit of unity. i'm so moved by that experience that i frankly believe that now is the time to move the bill that is bipartisan that is the response to the united states supreme court to the floor of the house, to the judiciary committee and to the floor of the house. leader clyburn was very apt in describing a very significant point that really answers the question of the supreme court. if i had my way coming from the state of texas, i frankly believe that the re-authorization that we did through the judiciary committee which i'm a me member and i was engaged

mrs. beatty: beat thank you to -- mrs. : thank you to my colleague, the gentlewoman from illinois, for leading us in tonight's special order. to address the unique challenges black women face. it is certainly fitting mr. speaker that we are discussing the contributions of women in our society during march. as we celebrate women's history month. let us acknowledge those who have sacrificed and led the charge in women's rights, vote ers' rights, civil rights -- voters' rights, civil rights and rights in this chamber. black women have consistently played a critical role in our nation's history. in congress women like congresswoman cheryly chisholm first african-american female to serve in congress and to run for president of these united states congresswoman barbara jordan, first black woman in congress from the deep south. when i think of shirley chisholm, i remember the words that we still hear and say so often when we talk about women. unbought and unbossed. women like carol moseley braun became the first african-american f

mrs. beatty: thank you, mr. speaker.hank you to my classmate and colleague for host us this evening for the congressional black caucus' special order hour. mr. speaker, during the last month we have honored the rich history of african-americans and the african-american community. we reflected on the unfortunate journey through slavery and segregation, prejudices and discrimination. though we bring black history month to a close, the congressional black caucus will continue to fight for justice. tonight our special order our is bridging the divide. observations on race and justice in america. our attention to the divide in our society however, does not end because we entered a new month. we must remain focused on how we can bridge the divides in our society and how we can bring our nation closer together. the divides are striking and we know them all too well. the school pipeline to prison. the prison pipeline. education disparities. health disparities. the injustices in our justice system. it is well established in fact

mrs. beatty: thank you, mr. speaker today i introduced a bipartisan resolution that would honor the selma to montgomery marries with a commemorative stamp. i thank the 102 bipartisan house members who co-sponsored this resolution and the original sponsors, congressman byrne congressman hurd and congresswoman sewell. the selma voting rights march was a pivotal moment in our history that brought americans to march from selma to montgomery county 50 years ago. this stamp celebrates the march and reminds us to protect voting rights. for 125 years, the united states postal service has been shoing states to celebrate cultural milestones. surely the protection of voting rights is a landmark development in our nation's development. it is my hope that as we remember the struggles and the discrimination and inequality, that we will lift our hearts and unite to find bridges to equality and justice. mr. speaker, i ask all members unite with me and ask the oversight and government reform committee for a hearing on this stamp