Hank Johnson: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of H. Res. 275, which is…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of H. Res. 275, which is legislation introduced by my friend, Congresswoman Judy Chu, which puts the House on record condemning the racist shootings in Atlanta. That is what it does. That is all it does, plain and simple. There are no politics, no hidden meanings, no digs at ex-President Donald Trump. That has nothing to do with it. It is just putting Congress on record condemning the racist shootings in Atlanta. Atlanta and the South are no strangers to White folks utilizing violence to terrorize and harm communities of color, but even though the cities past and present are marred by white supremacy, Atlanta is also a city too busy to hate. It is a city that continues to be a catalyst for progress and triumph. Madam Speaker, it is a hotbed in the South for justice. The city's heart bled for the victims killed on March 16, but that heart did not stop beating. Last summer, we marched for Black lives. Today, I stand for my Asian brothers and sisters, calling for a stop, an end to Asian hate. I thank Representative Chu for her leadership, and I am proud to support this commonsense, straightforward legislation. I urge as strongly as I can, with as much moral clarity as I can, every Member of this body, both on the other side of the aisle and also on this side of the aisle, to support this legislation.”