Barbara Lee: “Let me tell you what a pleasure it is to work with my friend, Congressman DeSaulnier, because there are very few people…”

“Let me tell you what a pleasure it is to work with my friend, Congressman DeSaulnier, because there are very few people who will take on issues that they really aren't quite settled with, and he did. Race, racism, and systemic racism, all the hate that surfaces as a result, really present a clear and present danger to our country. You as a White man really understood what privilege is and understood what the history is. I thank my friend very much for being a partner because that is what this is. We all have to work together. He is supporting my truth resolution, H.R. 40, calling for a truth, racial healing, and transformation commission. Hopefully, we would like an executive order, but what you just said is the rationale, Mark, for why we have to have the truth told about the history of Black people, especially in America, and why only with the truth can we heal, and only then can we move toward transforming this country. My friend has been an example of exactly what we are talking about. I just want to thank you for your brilliance, your leadership, and your sensitivity. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Grothman). The gentlewoman has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.”