I am so pleased that I got an opportunity to listen to the statement from the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich), who just made what I would consider to be one of the most common sense, passionate and eloquent statements about where America ought to be and what its position should be vis-a-vis the rest of the world. And so I want to thank you so much, Mr. Kucinich, for having had the opportunity to just hear the statement that you have just made. Mr. Speaker, like many others, I spent much of the weekend talking about the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King and what he meant to America. ... His nonviolent struggle for freedom, dignity and equality of all races broke down longstanding barriers which denied equal opportunity to all Americans. Although we still have a long march ahead toward Dr.…
Danny Davis: “I am so pleased that I got an opportunity to listen to the statement from the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich), who…”
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Discussing the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a floor speech.
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