Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, few of us will ever leave the mark on history and every human we encounter the way our dear friend Congressman John Lewis did. His profound generosity and goodness was so beautifully balanced by his courageous, unyielding demands for justice. I saw it as we sat-in on this House floor demanding gun safety reforms after the Pulse nightclub shooting. I saw it as young and old met him, sensed his moral bearing, and he patiently made each one the world's most important person in that moment. We saw it plain as day as he bravely crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge to confront America's racist sins, knowing that batons and beatings blocked the pathway to justice. I saw it when he traveled to my district, and the outpouring of joy and reverence overflowed for this truly good man. And I saw it when he took the time, 5 seconds of his time, in that room off the House floor, when he recorded a campaign video to help my then high school-age daughter win her student government campaign, which she did. That is a memory that she will treasure--and does treasure--throughout her life. His lifetime of ``good trouble'' is a model for us all, especially now as we must carry on his work of racial justice. The more perfect Union John Lewis lived in and risked his life for is what our Founders expressed but did not necessarily exemplify and one that future leaders must aspire to.…”