Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier), who is my neighbor and friend from next door. Mark DeSaulnier has come to Congress, and we have become very good friends and colleagues. We really chartered some new courses and brought them to Capitol Hill to get our Democratic Caucus to talk about race and racism. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I was a work in progress sometimes. Barbara would look at me and get that look on her face.
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