Barbara Lee: “Thank you, my sister, Rashida Tlaib. Let me thank you for your…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2024

Thank you, my sister, Rashida Tlaib. Let me thank you for your strength and for again being a voice that has never been represented before on this floor. Also let me thank you for staying strong and not growing weary, Rashida, because you were my mentee. You were, but it didn't take long for you to get it. I know you, and I see you. I know what it means to be here. Don't grow weary. Keep at it. Thank you again for being here. Paul Tonko, my relatives' Representative and my friend from New York, who I love dearly, thank you for being here this evening. I am going to miss you, but I will be seeing you.

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Barbara Lee

Democratic · California

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Dec 17, 2024

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